M6.1 earthquake - 145 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 145 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 19 Nov 1958, 09:23 UTC at a depth of 28 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.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 271 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.