M6.4 earthquake - 114 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 114 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia on 3 Dec 1984, 04:08 UTC at a depth of 65 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 Nemuro, about 229 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.