M5.0 earthquake - 51 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia
2282 d ago · 17 Jul 2020, 06:10 UTC 51 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 51 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia on 17 Jul 2020, 06:10 UTC at a depth of 134 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 229 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.
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16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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