Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 28 January 1925 at 04:05 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.558°N / 147.601°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Berutarube (113 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
76 km (47 mi) ESE of Shikotan (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 2,100)
149 km (93 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 6,470)
166 km (103 mi) E of Nemuro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 31,200)
199 km (124 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700)
269 km (167 mi) ENE of Kushiro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 183,600)
300 km (186 mi) E of Kitami (Ktiami Shi, Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 113,100)
422 km (262 mi) E of Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 356,600)
509 km (316 mi) E of Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 1,883,000)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.8 | 30 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.8 quake Kuril Islands (Russia) 28 January 04:05 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 02 Feb 1925 19:46 UTC| M 6.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|50 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - East of the Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 2 February 1925 at 19:46 (GMT)
- 02 Feb 1925 13:29 UTC| M 6.5 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 2 February 1925 at 13:29 (GMT)
- 01 Feb 1925 05:24 UTC| M 6.5 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Sunday, 1 February 1925 at 05:24 (GMT)
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