M6.4 earthquake - east of the Kuril Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands on 7 Dec 2006, 19:10 UTC at a depth of 16 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.