M6.2 earthquake - 132 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 132 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 3 Sept 1960, 23:46 UTC at a depth of 43 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.