M6.0 earthquake - 198 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 198 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 9 Jul 1933, 16:07 UTC at a depth of 15 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.