M6.2 earthquake - 93 km NNE of Otrada, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 93 km NNE of Otrada, Russia on 1 Feb 1996, 07:18 UTC at a depth of 170 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Shibetsu, about 161 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.