Magnitude 8.1 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 04:23:20 UTC
News Release
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A major earthquake occurred about 525 km (325 miles) ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands or about 1710 km (1060 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan at 10:23 PM MDT, Jan 12, 2007 (Jan 13 at 2:23 PM local time in Russia).
The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. Earthquakes of this type sometimes cause tsunamis, however the USGS has no information that an actual tsunami has been generated. For information about tsunamis, contact the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers at http://tsunami.gov.
Felt (VI) on Paramushir; (IV) on Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan. Also felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk- Kamchatskiy. Felt (IV) at Misawa and (II) at Tokyo, Japan. Also felt in parts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu, Japan. Recorded (3 JMA) in eastern Hokkaido and in the Shizunai area, Hokkaido; (2 JMA ) throughout southern Hokkaido and in the Sarufutsu area, Hokkaido. Also Recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (2 JMA) in Akita, Fukushima and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Hyogo, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo Prefectures, Honshu. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 10 at Hana-saki, Japan; 4 at Adak, 32 at Shemya Island Alaska, United States; 33 at Arena Cove, 37 at Crescent City, 20 at Port San Luis, California, United States; 9 at Nawiliwili, 14 at Kahului, 12 at Hilo, Hawaii, United States; 27 at Port Orford, Oregon, United States; 18 on Midway Island; 9 on Wake Island.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
