Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Sea of Okhotsk
Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Sea of Okhotsk, 6573 km northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.3 quake Sea of Okhotsk Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44, which had occurred 9 hours earlier.
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 623 km depth
24 May 15:15 UTC: First to report: USGS after 19 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 623.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 52.2218°N / 151.5153°E
(Sea of Okhotsk, Russia)Nearby towns and cities:
363 km (226 mi) WNW of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
6573 km (4084 mi) NE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
318 km (198 mi) WNW of Alaid Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.7 | 628 km | SEA OF OKHOTSK | EMSC |
| M 6.8 | 623 km | Sea of Okhotsk | USGS |
| M 6.7 | 629 km | Sea of Okhotsk | GFZ |
| M 6.8 | 623 km | Sea of Okhotsk | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
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