Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Friday, 10 September 1948 at 13:48 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 25 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.682°N / 147.375°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Berutarube (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km (34 mi) ESE of Shikotan (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 2,100)
127 km (79 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 6,470)
151 km (94 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 31,200)
180 km (112 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700)
255 km (159 mi) ENE of Kushiro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 183,600)
280 km (174 mi) E of Kitami (Ktiami Shi, Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 113,100)
403 km (250 mi) E of Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 356,600)
492 km (306 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 | 25 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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