M6.2 earthquake - 241 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 241 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 9 Sept 1971, 23:01 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.