M6.0 earthquake - 166 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 166 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 15 Feb 1980, 14:25 UTC at a depth of 35 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.