M6.0 earthquake - 252 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 252 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on 20 Oct 1992, 04:40 UTC at a depth of 27 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.