Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 51 km east of Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Sunday, 16 February 2020 at 07:35 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 79 km depth
16 Feb 07:47 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 11 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 79.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.4°N / 155.46°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Russia)Nearest volcano: Nemo Peak (51 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
150 km (93 mi) SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
443 km (275 mi) SSW of Vilyuchinsk (Yelizovsky District) (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
462 km (287 mi) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
468 km (291 mi) SSW of Yelizovo (pop: 40,700) --> See nearby quakes!
6989 km (4343 mi) NE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) E of Onekotan Island --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) S of Alaid Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 79 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | GFZ |
| M 5.1 | 60 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | EMSC |
| M 5.4 | 38 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | BMKG |
| M 5.4 | 52 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | GeoAu |
| M 5.1 | 60 km | 144km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.3 quake North Pacific Ocean, 51 km east of Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, 16 February 2020 07:35 GMT
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Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 51 km east of Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Sunday, 16 February 2020 at 07:35 (GMT)
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