M6.0 earthquake - 175 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 175 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 20 Nov 1964, 23:33 UTC at a depth of 34 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.