M6.6 earthquake - 18 km ESE of Taksimo, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Taksimo, Russia on 29 Apr 1917, 11:55 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.

The nearest town in our records is Bodaybo, about 187 km away in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.