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Magnitude 6.6 - KURIL ISLANDS

2009 April 18 19:18:01 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude6.6
Date-Time
Location46.061°N, 151.383°E
Depth57.1 km (35.5 miles)
RegionKURIL ISLANDS
Distances290 km (180 miles) ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
625 km (390 miles) SW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
1515 km (940 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
7155 km (4440 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles); depth +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles)
ParametersNST=309, Nph=309, Dmin=725.5 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009fpb3
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Felt Reports

Recorded (3 JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido. Also recorded (1 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi, Honshu.