M6.7 earthquake - 220 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 220 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on 5 Dec 2003, 21:26 UTC at a depth of 10 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.