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Strong mag. 6 earthquake - 132km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 136km SE of Severo-Kuril\'sk, Russia on Friday, 19 April 2013

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 136km SE of Severo-Kuril\'sk, Russia on Friday, 19 April 2013
Date & time: Friday, 19 April 2013 19:58 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:58
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.9548°N / 157.6704°E (Russia)
Nearest volcano: Vernadskii Ridge (134 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3*10^13 J (17.5 GWh / 15080 tons of TNT / 0.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 19 Apr 2013
Fri, 19 Apr 19:58 UTCM 6.1 / 10 kmKURIL ISLANDSEMSC
Fri, 19 Apr 19:58 UTCM 6.0 / 16 kmEast of Kuril IslandsGFZ
Fri, 19 Apr 19:58 UTCM 6.0 / 20 kmEast of the Kuril IslandsGeoAu

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