M5.6 earthquake - 168 km E of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 168 km E of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia on 1 Jul 2018, 20:45 UTC at a depth of 393 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, about 169 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.