M5.1 earthquake - 232 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 232 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia on 12 Oct 2018, 21:38 UTC at a depth of 355 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, about 299 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.