M6.1 earthquake - east of the Kuril Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands on 9 Oct 1994, 08:48 UTC at a depth of 36 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 210 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.