M6.0 earthquake - 268 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 268 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia on 8 Jul 2012, 11:33 UTC at a depth of 20 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.