Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Tuesday, 9 October 1945 at 14:36 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 60 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.742°N / 147.222°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Berutarube (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (25 mi) E of Shikotan (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 2,100)
114 km (71 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 6,470)
141 km (87 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 31,200)
168 km (105 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700)
246 km (153 mi) ENE of Kushiro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 183,600)
268 km (166 mi) E of Kitami (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 113,100)
390 km (242 mi) E of Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 356,600)
480 km (298 mi) ENE of Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 1,883,000)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.6 | 60 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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