M6.4 earthquake - 174 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 174 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 23 Mar 1978, 01:49 UTC at a depth of 33 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.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 278 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.