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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 176km S of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 172km S of Ust\'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 172km S of Ust\'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Date & time: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 07:03 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 19:03:51
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 47.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.6812°N / 162.2864°E (Russia)
Nearest volcano: Gamchen (110 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5*10^14 J (139 GWh / 1.2*10^5 tons of TNT / 7.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Tue, 12 Nov 2013
Tue, 12 Nov 07:03 UTCM 6.6 / 47 kmS of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, RussiaGeoAu

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