M5.4 earthquake - 19 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia
3148 d ago · 4 Mar 2018, 19:52 UTC 19 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia on 4 Mar 2018, 19:52 UTC at a depth of 104 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 261 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.
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