M6.6 earthquake - east of the Kuril Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands on 2 Dec 1971, 17:18 UTC at a depth of 16 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.