M6.1 earthquake near Urus-Martan, Chechnya

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Goyty, Russia on 28 Jul 1976, 20:17 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 Urus-Martan, about 7 km away in Chechnya, Russia.