M6.0 earthquake - 184 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 184 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 14 Aug 1994, 00:46 UTC at a depth of 17 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.