Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Tuesday, 12 August 1969 at 23:05 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Tuesday, 12 August 1969 at 23:05 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 31 km depth

Date & time: 12 Aug 1969 11:05:59 UTC###AGESTRINGCOPY###
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 31.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.378°N / 147.9°E (Russia)
Nearest volcano: Berutarube (143 km / 89 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
106 km (66 mi) ESE of Shikotan (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 2,100)
179 km (111 mi) ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 6,470)
188 km (117 mi) E of Nemuro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 31,200)
206 km (128 mi) S of Kuril’sk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 1,720)
225 km (140 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700)
289 km (180 mi) E of Kushiro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 183,600)
448 km (278 mi) E of Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 356,600)
532 km (330 mi) E of Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 1,883,000)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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M 6.031 kmKuril Islands (Russia)USGS
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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Tuesday, 12 August 1969 at 23:05 (GMT)
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