M6.7 earthquake - 273 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 273 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 9 Jun 1929, 09:07 UTC at a depth of 35 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.