Mag. 4.7 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 184 km south of Severo-Kuril\'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Monday, 19 October 2015 at 17:08 (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 5 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
19 Oct 22:00 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 hours.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.03°N / 155.83°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Russia)Nearest volcano: Tao-Rusyr (90 km / 56 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
184 km (114 mi) S of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
7038 km (4373 mi) NE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) ESE of Onekotan Island --> See nearby quakes!
204 km (127 mi) S of Alaid Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 10 km | Kuril Islands | GFZ |
| M 4.3 | 2 km | KURIL ISLANDS | EMSC |
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