M6.1 earthquake near Nevel’sk, Sakhalin Oblast

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 30 km W of Nevel’sk, Russia on 6 Sept 1971, 13:37 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Nevel’sk, about 30 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.