M6.9 earthquake near Mörön, Khövsgöl Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of Kungurtug, Russia on 11 Jul 1905, 08:39 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Mörön, about 137 km away in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia.