M6.0 earthquake - 195 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
20707 d ago · 6 Feb 1970, 00:11 UTC 195 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 195 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on 6 Feb 1970, 00:11 UTC at a depth of 21 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.
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