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Magnitude 4.7 KURIL ISLANDS

Sunday, July 06, 2008 at 09:50:51 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 06, 2008 at 09:50:51 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, July 06, 2008 at 09:50:51 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 45.28N 151.02E
    Depth 45.1 kilometers
    Region KURIL ISLANDS
    Distances 245 km (155 miles) E of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
    590 km (365 miles) ENE of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
    1425 km (890 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
    7200 km (4470 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 10.9 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=61, Nph=74, Dmin=665.6 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Erho=10.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=135.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usudaz

    Earthquake Location

     


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