M6.1 earthquake - 126 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 126 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 10 Dec 1972, 18:26 UTC at a depth of 40 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.