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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 10 November 1952

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 10 November 1952
Date & time: Monday, 10 November 1952 06:06 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.421°N / 156.989°E (Russia)
Nearest volcano: Vernadskii Ridge (74 km / 46 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
67 km (42 mi) SE of Severo-Kuril’sk (pop: 2,400)
124 km (77 mi) SE of Ozernovskiy (pop: 2,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Mon, 10 Nov 06:06 UTCM 6.1 / 30 kmKuril Islands (Russia)USGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake: Kuril Islands (Russia), 10 Nov 1952 06:06

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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 10 November 1952

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