Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Russia, 188 km east of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, on Tuesday, August 12, 1969 at 23:05 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 31 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 12, 1969 23:05:59 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Depth | 31.1 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 43.378°N / 147.9°E  (North Pacific Ocean, Russia) |
| Antipode | 43.378°S / 32.1°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Berutarube (143 km / 89 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 106 km (66 mi) ESE of Shikotan (pop: 2,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 179 km (111 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 181 km (112 mi) ESE of Otrada (pop: 3,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 188 km (117 mi) E of Nemuro (Japan) (pop: 31,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 225 km (140 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 289 km (180 mi) E of Kushiro (Japan) (pop: 183,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 301 km (187 mi) ESE of Abashiri (Japan) (pop: 42,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 326 km (203 mi) E of Kitami (Japan) (pop: 113,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 384 km (238 mi) E of Otofuke (Japan) (pop: 40,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 384 km (239 mi) E of Obihiro (Japan) (pop: 173,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.0 | 31 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (23 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Feb 3, 1970 19:17 52 years ago | 5.7 29 km | Russia | More |
| Feb 2, 1970 18:05 52 years ago | 5.8 26 km | Russia | More |
| Feb 2, 1970 17:49 52 years ago | 6.0 30 km | 82 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Feb 2, 1970 17:22 52 years ago | 5.7 31 km | Russia | More |
| Dec 28, 1969 04:53 52 years ago | 5.7 29 km | 100 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Oct 25, 1969 12:03 53 years ago | 5.6 45 km | 97 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Sep 29, 1969 17:58 53 years ago | 5.8 25 km | 99 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Sep 13, 1969 11:52 53 years ago | 5.7 34 km | Russia, 169 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Sep 6, 1969 07:43 53 years ago | 5.7 42 km | 61 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Sep 4, 1969 21:12 53 years ago | 5.7 30 km | 59 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 30, 1969 08:28 53 years ago | 6.1 27 km | 90 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 30, 1969 07:11 53 years ago | 6.4 26 km | 94 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 28, 1969 21:35 53 years ago | 5.8 26 km | Russia, 177 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 27, 1969 03:26 53 years ago | 5.7 35 km | Russia, 178 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 22, 1969 04:40 53 years ago | 5.8 25 km | Russia, 199 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 21, 1969 13:24 53 years ago | 5.8 29 km | 187 km E of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 19, 1969 08:49 53 years ago | 6.6 27 km | 183 km E of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 16, 1969 17:13 53 years ago | 5.6 33 km | Russia, 170 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 16, 1969 15:15 53 years ago | 5.8 33 km | 90 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 15, 1969 10:02 53 years ago | 6.1 25 km | 148 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 15, 1969 04:32 53 years ago | 6.3 19 km | Russia, 187 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 14, 1969 14:19 53 years ago | 7.1 28 km | 92 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Aug 13, 1969 03:29 53 years ago | 5.8 35 km | 72 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
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