Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Sunday, 1 February 1925 at 05:24 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.707°N / 147.447°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Berutarube (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
59 km (37 mi) E of Shikotan (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 2,100)
132 km (82 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 6,470)
157 km (97 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 31,200)
186 km (116 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700)
262 km (162 mi) ENE of Kushiro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 183,600)
286 km (178 mi) E of Kitami (Ktiami Shi, Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 113,100)
408 km (254 mi) E of Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 356,600)
498 km (309 mi) E of Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 1,883,000)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.5 | 30 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake Kuril Islands (Russia) 1 February 05:24 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 02 Feb 1925 19:46 UTC| M 6.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|68 km (42 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|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 2 February 1925 at 13:29 (GMT)
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