Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - East of the Kuril Islands (Russia) on Thursday, 23 September 1954
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 48.88°N / 156.519°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Tao-Rusyr (142 km / 88 mi)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Thu, 23 Sep 21:43 UTC | M 6.5 / 20 km | East of the Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake: East of the Kuril Islands (Russia), 23 Sep 1954 21:43
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 18 Nov 1954 05:20 UTC| M 6.2 |63.3 km (39.3 mi) depth|102 km (63 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Thursday, 18 November 1954
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