Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 469 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, on Friday, 16 October 2015 at 04:48 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 199 km south of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, 14 October 2015 05:43 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 23 hours earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 38 km depth
16 Oct 05:02 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 38.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 38.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 38.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.13°N / 156.16°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Russia)Nearest volcano: Nemo Peak (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
172 km (107 mi) S of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
451 km (280 mi) SSW of Vilyuchinsk (Yelizovsky District) (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
469 km (291 mi) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
7042 km (4376 mi) NE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) ESE of Onekotan Island --> See nearby quakes!
197 km (122 mi) SSE of Alaid Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 38 km | Kuril Islands | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 20 km | KURIL ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 42 km | - 169km S of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia | USGS |
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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 469 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, on Friday, 16 October 2015 at 04:48 (GMT)
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