M6.0 earthquake - 258 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 258 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia on 2 Oct 1996, 11:24 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.