Very strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - 54 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Friday, September 10, 1948 at 13:48 GMT
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Very 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

Antipode: 43.682°S / 32.625°W
Nearest volcano: Berutarube (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km (34 mi) ESE of Shikotan (pop: 2,100) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Japan) (pop: 31,200) --> See nearby quakes!
180 km (112 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
252 km (157 mi) E of Abashiri (Japan) (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
255 km (159 mi) ENE of Kushiro (Japan) (pop: 183,600) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) E of Kitami (Japan) (pop: 113,100) --> See nearby quakes!
348 km (216 mi) ENE of Obihiro (Japan) (pop: 173,900) --> See nearby quakes!
488 km (303 mi) SE of Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> See nearby quakes!
514 km (319 mi) SE of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.8 | 25 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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