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M6.1 earthquake - 13 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

1141 d ago · 1 Sept 2023, 20:49 UTC 13 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 1 Sept 2023, 20:49 UTC at a depth of 137 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 289 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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