M6.5 earthquake - 76 km W of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 76 km W of Kuril’sk, Russia on 7 May 1962, 17:39 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Shibetsu, about 227 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.