M6.4 earthquake - Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia on 9 Jan 2020, 08:38 UTC at a depth of 10 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.