81 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

A M6.3 earthquake struck 81 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia at a depth of 10 km. This early 21st century seismic event was recorded and analyzed by the US Geological Survey. This earthquake occurred in a subduction zone, where one plate descends beneath another into the mantle. Subduction zones generate the planet's most powerful earthquakes.