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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

This quake was likely a foreshock of the M 8.3 quake: Sea of Okhotsk on Fri, 24 May 05h44, which followed after 3 days.
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 122km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia on Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Date & time: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 04:59 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 (Russia)
Nearest volcano: Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (121 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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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 21 May 2013
Tue, 21 May 04:59 UTCM 5.6 / 38 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEMSC
Tue, 21 May 04:59 UTCM 5.6 / 34 kmOff East Coast of KamchatkaGFZ
Tue, 21 May 04:59 UTCM 6.0 / 37 km122km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaGeoAu

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