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Strong mag. 5.7 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, Russia, on Sunday, Apr 24, 2022 at 11:35 am (GMT +10) -

Strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 20 km depth

24 Apr 01:44 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 9 minutes.
24 Apr 01:48: Epicenter location corrected by 9.4 km (5.8 mi) towards NNW.
24 Apr 01:52: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 6.0. Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards SSW.
24 Apr 01:54: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 24, 2022 01:35:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Apr 24, 2022 at 11:35 am (GMT +10)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.7
Depth	19.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	46.0299°N / 152.7865°E (North Pacific Ocean, Russia)
Antipode	46.03°S / 27.214°W
Shaking intensity	Strong shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Milna (117 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	392 km (244 mi) ENE of Kuril'sk (pop: 1,720) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 1.9°C (35 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 15 m/s (29 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10¹³ joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.7	20 km	Russia: Kuril Islands	USGS
5.7	23 km	Russia: Kuril Islands	GFZ
5.7	10 km	Russia: KURIL ISLANDS	EMSC
5.9	10 km	Russia: Near Kushiro	RENASS
5.7	20 km	Russia: Kuril Islands	RaspberryShake
5.7	10 km	Russia: Kuril Islands	GeoAu

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Dubrovnik / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : Secousses et bruits quu mont réveillé

Your mom / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : Your mom

Winston Oregon / not felt

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
May 14, 2022 17:06 46 weeks ago	4.3 47 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 28, 2022 16:33 48 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 26, 2022 05:08 48 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 26, 2022 01:18 48 weeks ago	4.0 45 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 26, 2022 01:11 48 weeks ago	4.0 45 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 25, 2022 05:35 49 weeks ago	5.2 10 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 24, 2022 08:42 49 weeks ago	4.5 48 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 24, 2022 07:10 49 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More
Apr 24, 2022 04:01 49 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	North Pacific Ocean, Russia	More

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