M6.1 earthquake - 151 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia
19584 d ago · 4 Mar 1973, 17:57 UTC 151 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 151 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia on 4 Mar 1973, 17:57 UTC at a depth of 32 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 277 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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