M6.1 earthquake - 250 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 250 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 14 Oct 1963, 13:21 UTC at a depth of 27 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.