M6.7 earthquake - 221 km WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 221 km WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia on 8 Oct 1906, 04:53 UTC at a depth of 200 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.