M6.0 earthquake - 197 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 197 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 26 Apr 1961, 07:39 UTC at a depth of 38 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.