M5.0 earthquake - 43 km W of Ust’-Ulagan, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 43 km W of Ust’-Ulagan, Russia on 13 Sept 2019, 04:08 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Gorno-Altaysk, about 179 km away in Altai, Russia.