M5.0 earthquake near Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka
3606 d ago · 1 Dec 2016, 05:16 UTC 68 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia on 1 Dec 2016, 05:16 UTC at a depth of 116 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 71 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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