M6.7 earthquake near Vrangel’, Primorye

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 41 km SE of Vrangel’, Russia on 19 Apr 1908, 07:58 UTC at a depth of 470 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Vrangel’, about 42 km away in Primorye, Russia.