M6.1 earthquake - 228 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
10541 d ago · 6 Dec 1997, 10:59 UTC 228 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 228 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia on 6 Dec 1997, 10:59 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, about 240 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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