Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 41 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct 9, 1945 at 2:36 pm (GMT +0)
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 60 km depth
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, Oct 9, 1945 at 2:36 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.742°N / 147.222°E

Antipode: 43.742°S / 32.778°W
Nearest volcano: Berutarube (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (25 mi) E of Shikotan (pop: 2,100) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (87 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Japan) (pop: 31,200) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (105 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) E of Abashiri (Japan) (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) ENE of Kushiro (Japan) (pop: 183,600) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (166 mi) E of Kitami (Japan) (pop: 113,100) --> See nearby quakes!
338 km (210 mi) ENE of Obihiro (Japan) (pop: 173,900) --> See nearby quakes!
474 km (295 mi) SE of Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> See nearby quakes!
500 km (311 mi) SE of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.6 | 60 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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