M6.5 earthquake near Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 35 km W of Gorin, Russia on 12 May 1906, 10:40 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 97 km away in Khabarovsk, Russia.