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Strong mag. 6 earthquake - 122km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 122km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia on Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 122km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia on Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Date & time: Tue, 21 May 04:59:37 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 37.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.3253°N / 160.023°E
Nearest volcano: Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (121 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 21 May
Tue, 21 May 04:59 UTCM 5.6 / 38 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 21 May 04:59 UTCM 5.6 / 34 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka[Map]GFZ
Tue, 21 May 04:59 UTCM 6.0 / 37 km122km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]GeoAu

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(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 21 May 05:43 UTCM 6.0 / 36.7 km - [info] (120 km)122km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 21 May 05:48 UTCM 5.2 / 69 km - [info] (100 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 21 May 06:03 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (131 km)Off East Coast of Kamchatka[Map]GFZ
Tue, 21 May 06:03 UTCM 4.6 / 55.1 km - [info] (128 km)129km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 06:07 UTCM 4.7 / 61.8 km - [info] (113 km)114km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 06:20 UTCM 4.6 / 52.1 km - [info] (92 km)91km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 07:02 UTCM 5.3 / 52 km - [info] (127 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 21 May 07:02 UTCM 4.9 / 56.2 km - [info] (114 km)115km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 07:06 UTCM 4.7 / 52.4 km - [info] (124 km)136km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 08:15 UTCM 4.8 / 48.6 km - [info] (141 km)140km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 10:00 UTCM 4.8 / 66.8 km - [info] (96 km)93km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 10:21 UTCM 4.8 / 47.2 km - [info] (143 km)143km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 11:12 UTCM 4.3 / 60 km - [info] (111 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 21 May 12:39 UTCM 4.7 / 41.6 km - [info] (149 km)147km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 13:23 UTCM 4.6 / 92 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (14 km) - Kamchatka, Russia20km S of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 14:51 UTCM 5.3 / 41.2 km - [info] (142 km)143km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 15:53 UTCM 4.5 / 38.7 km - [info] (141 km)142km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 17:13 UTCM 4.5 / 47 km - [info] (138 km)136km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 17:42 UTCM 4.9 / 48.1 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (108 km) - Kamchatka, Russia110km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 18:01 UTCM 4.5 / 37.9 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (122 km) - Kamchatka, Russia121km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 21 May 19:37 UTCM 4.9 / 19.1 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (89 km) - Kamchatka, Russia91km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Wed, 22 May (7 earthquakes)
Wed, 22 May 06:36 UTCM 4.9 / 32.2 km - [info] (74 km)85km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Wed, 22 May 13:49 UTCM 4.6 / 50.5 km - [info] (123 km)126km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Wed, 22 May 16:56 UTCM 4.6 / 40.7 km - [info] (148 km)147km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Wed, 22 May 20:08 UTCM 5.0 / 60 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (80 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 May 20:48 UTCM 4.8 / 51 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (106 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 May 20:55 UTCM 4.7 / 70 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (32 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 22 May 22:07 UTCM 4.4 / 60 km - [info] (123 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 23 May
Thu, 23 May 02:33 UTCM 4.1 / 60 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (124 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 23 May 03:55 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (175 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 23 May 09:57 UTCM 4.5 / 72.5 km - [info] (57 km)62km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Thu, 23 May 10:47 UTCM 4.4 / 61.9 km - [info] (72 km)77km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Fri, 24 May
Fri, 24 May 07:48 UTCM 4.6 / 21.2 km - [info] (161 km)165km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Fri, 24 May 07:48 UTCM 5.0 / 51 km - [info]Koryaksky (3 km)Off East Coast of Kamchatka[Map]GFZ
Fri, 24 May 22:38 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (181 km) - Kamchatka, Russia4.5 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Fri, 24 May 23:09 UTCM 4.9 / 32.5 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (111 km) - Kamchatka, Russia110km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Sun, 26 May
Sun, 26 May 19:18 UTCM 4.3 / 60 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (114 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 27 May
Mon, 27 May 17:13 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (112 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 27 May 20:22 UTCM 5.3 / 13.2 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (136 km) - Kamchatka, Russia137km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Mon, 27 May 22:02 UTCM 4.6 / 33 km - [info] (149 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 28 May
Tue, 28 May 00:40 UTCM 4.0 / 54 km - [info] (122 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 28 May 19:24 UTCM 4.7 / 77.8 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (32 km) - Kamchatka, Russia37km SSE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 28 May 19:37 UTCM 5.0 / 60 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (74 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Sun, 2 Jun
Sun, 2 Jun 13:55 UTCM 4.8 / 37.5 km - [info] (105 km)107km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
[Map]		USGS
Sun, 2 Jun 20:23 UTCM 4.2 / 50 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (155 km) - Kamchatka, Russia OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 3 Jun
Mon, 3 Jun 17:02 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (176 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 8 Jun
Sat, 8 Jun 05:41 UTCM 4.6 / 38.1 km - [info] (157 km)161km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 19 Jun
Wed, 19 Jun 02:21 UTCM 4.1 / 70 km - [info]Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (17 km) - Kamchatka, Russia NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 20 Jun
Thu, 20 Jun 06:00 UTCM 4.7 / 35.1 km - [info] (91 km)94km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 20 Jun 08:59 UTCM 4.1 / 60 km - [info] (135 km) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA[Map]EMSC

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