M6.0 earthquake - 100 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 8 Oct 1991, 03:31 UTC at a depth of 146 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.