M6.1 earthquake near Kizilyurt, Dagestan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Uchkent, Russia on 14 May 1970, 09:20 UTC at a depth of 13 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kizilyurt, about 23 km away in Dagestan, Russia.