M6.0 earthquake - 94 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 94 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia on 16 Jul 1919, 04:09 UTC at a depth of 75 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 203 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.