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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands on Tuesday, 9 October 2018 - information

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands on Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands on Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Date & time: Tue, 9 Oct 07:45:10 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.39°N / 156.34°E
Nearest volcano: Karpinsky (108 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 9 Oct
Tue, 9 Oct 07:45 UTCM 6.0 / 35 km KURIL ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Tue, 9 Oct 07:45 UTCM 6.1 / 44.7 kmKuril Islands[Map]GeoAu
Tue, 9 Oct 07:45 UTCM 6.0 / 42 km- 138km S of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 9 Oct 07:45 UTCM 6.2 / 30 km千岛群岛[Map]CEIC
Tue, 9 Oct 07:45 UTCM 6.2 / 0.8 kmKuril Islands, Russia [Sea: Russia][Map]INGV

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"I felt it" reports:
(1933.4 km SW from epicenter) [Map] / not felt (via app)
Kunashir / MMI VI (Strong shaking): my dog dick fell off and he was flattened like a pancake by my car
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 9 Oct 08:07 UTCM 4.5 / 35 km - [info] (106 km) KURIL ISLANDS
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 10 Oct
Wed, 10 Oct 23:16 UTCM 6.6 / 10 km - [info] (106 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
(2023.5 km SW from epicenter) / not felt (via app)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russian Federation) (445 km N from epicenter)(no details): Еле ощутимо шатало, но долго. (via EMSC)
Thu, 11 Oct (6 earthquakes)
Thu, 11 Oct 00:14 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info] (106 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Manchester / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Fell off my chair and I wet my pants! Holiday ruined. Worst holiday ever. Earthquakes are scary.
Thu, 11 Oct 01:30 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (46 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 11 Oct 02:16 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info] (104 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 11 Oct 03:38 UTCM 4.8 / 87 km - [info] (75 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 11 Oct 05:47 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info] (102 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 11 Oct 15:08 UTCM 4.9 / 65 km - [info] (96 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 12 Oct
Fri, 12 Oct 22:22 UTCM 5.0 / 60 km - [info]Kuril Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 20 Oct
Sat, 20 Oct 09:51 UTCM 4.8 / 40 km - [info] (105 km) KURIL ISLANDS
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 11 Nov
Sun, 11 Nov 01:50 UTCM 4.6 / 42.1 km - [info] (74 km)- 128km S of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
[Map]		USGS
Sun, 25 Nov
Sun, 25 Nov 03:16 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info] KURIL ISLANDS[Map]EMSC
Mon, 26 Nov
Mon, 26 Nov 05:20 UTCM 4.6 / 66.3 km - [info]- 67km S of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia[Map]USGS
Tue, 27 Nov
Tue, 27 Nov 14:34 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (77 km)Kuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 9 Dec
Sun, 9 Dec 10:53 UTCM 4.5 / 35 km - [info] (70 km) KURIL ISLANDS
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 15 Dec
Sat, 15 Dec 21:03 UTCM 4.5 / 67.9 km - [info]Kharimkotan (20 km)- 207km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 3 Jan
Thu, 3 Jan 20:46 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]Sinarka (17 km) - Central Kurile islands, RussiaKuril Islands
[Map]		GFZ

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