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This moderate M5.3 earthquake was a intermediate-depth event, striking at 83 km beneath Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia. Moderate earthquakes are widely felt and can cause light damage near the epicenter, particularly to older or unreinforced structures.
At 83 km, this is an intermediate-depth earthquake. Shaking is distributed across a wider geographic area than shallower events but tends to be less intense at any one location.