Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands on Friday, 10 August 2018
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 73 km southeast of Shiashkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Friday, 10 August 2018 at 18:12 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
10 Aug 18:20 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Aug 10 18:22: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 5.8.
Aug 10 18:25: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.0.
Aug 10 18:22: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 5.8.
Aug 10 18:25: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.0.
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 48.41°N / 154.9°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Russia)Nearest volcano: Sinarka (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
267 km (166 mi) SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
7057 km (4385 mi) NE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (46 mi) SE of Shiashkotan Island --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) S of Alaid Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 10 km | Kuril Islands | GFZ |
| M 6.1 | 10 km | KURIL ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 6.1 | 10.2 km | Kuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia] | INGV |
| M 6.0 | 10 km | 千岛群岛 | CEIC |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 73 km southeast of Shiashkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, 10 August 2018 18:12 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (6 quakes):- 03 Jan 2019 20:46 UTC| M 5.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 09 Dec 2018 10:53 UTC| M 4.5 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 27 Nov 2018 14:34 UTC| M 4.8 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|3 km (2 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 25 Nov 2018 03:16 UTC| M 4.6 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 25 Sep 2018 08:53 UTC| M 5.0 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 12 Aug 2018 22:41 UTC| M 4.5 |48 km (29.8 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 73 km southeast of Shiashkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Friday, 10 August 2018 at 18:12 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
