M5.0 earthquake - 198 km SSE of Ola, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 198 km SSE of Ola, Russia on 1 Sept 2017, 21:07 UTC at a depth of 14 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Magadan, about 213 km away in Magadan Oblast, Russia.