Strong mag. 6 earthquake - 132km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 136 km southeast of Severo-Kuril\'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:58
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 20 km depth
19 Apr 20:14 UTC: First to report: USGS after 16 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:58
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.9548°N / 157.6704°E

Nearest volcano: Vernadskii Ridge (134 km / 83 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
136 km (84 mi) SE of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
335 km (208 mi) S of Vilyuchinsk (Yelizovsky District) (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (218 mi) S of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
363 km (226 mi) S of Yelizovo (pop: 40,700) --> See nearby quakes!
7025 km (4365 mi) NE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) ESE of Ostrov Chaykina Island --> See nearby quakes!
180 km (112 mi) ESE of Alaid Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.1 | 10 km | KURIL ISLANDS | EMSC |
M 6.0 | 20 km | 136km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia | USGS |
M 6.0 | 16 km | East of Kuril Islands | GFZ |
M 6.0 | 20 km | East of the Kuril Islands | GeoAu |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (20 quakes):- 12 Jul 2013 18:21 UTC| M 3.8 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 10 May 2013 05:29 UTC| M 4.5 |34.2 km (21.3 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Apr 2013 10:41 UTC| M 3.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 25 Apr 2013 22:32 UTC| M 5.0 |23.1 km (14.4 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Apr 2013 22:22 UTC| M 5.0 |14.8 km (9.2 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Apr 2013 04:55 UTC| M 3.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 22 Apr 2013 13:16 UTC| M 5.1 |38.4 km (23.9 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Apr 2013 10:22 UTC| M 5.2 |17.7 km (11 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Apr 2013 21:05 UTC| M 3.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|50 km (31 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 21 Apr 2013 12:48 UTC| M 3.8 |80 km (49.7 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 20 Apr 2013 22:31 UTC| M 3.7 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 20 Apr 2013 19:19 UTC| M 3.8 |50 km (31.1 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 20 Apr 2013 18:24 UTC| M 4.0 |50 km (31.1 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 20 Apr 2013 16:10 UTC| M 3.9 |50 km (31.1 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 20 Apr 2013 13:34 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Apr 2013 13:18 UTC| M 5.3 |9.6 km (6 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Apr 2013 13:12 UTC| M 6.1 |20.2 km (12.6 mi) depth|38 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 98 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:12
- 20 Apr 2013 00:28 UTC| M 4.9 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|43 km (27 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 19 Apr 2013 21:22 UTC| M 4.7 |38.8 km (24.1 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Apr 2013 20:12 UTC| M 4.6 |10.1 km (6.3 mi) depth|7 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 136 km southeast of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:58Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!