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Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - 5.5 KURIL ISLANDS on Sunday, 7 December 2014

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - KURIL ISLANDS on Sunday, 7 December 2014

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - KURIL ISLANDS on Sunday, 7 December 2014
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 40.0 km.
Date & time: Sun, 7 Dec 14:51:58 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.55°N / 149.38°E
Nearest volcano: Medvezhia (80 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 7 Dec
Sun, 7 Dec 14:51 UTCM 5.1 / 44 kmKuril Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 7 Dec 14:51 UTCM 5.1 / 58.5 km129km ESE of Kuril'sk, Russia[Map]USGS

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 12 Dec
Fri, 12 Dec 12:31 UTCM 5.3 / 30 km - [info] (83 km) KURIL ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Fri, 12 Dec 12:31 UTCM 5.0 / 29.7 km - [info] (95 km)133km ESE of Kuril'sk, Russia[Map]USGS
Fri, 26 Dec
Fri, 26 Dec 11:17 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (75 km)Kuril Islands[Map]GFZ

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