M6.5 earthquake - 268 km SSE of Batagay, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 268 km SSE of Batagay, Russia on 12 Feb 1951, 17:22 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.