M6.9 earthquake near Aoji-ri, North Hamgyong

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Kraskino, Russia on 18 Feb 2010, 01:13 UTC at a depth of 578 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Aoji-ri, about 26 km away in North Hamgyong, North Korea.