Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 13 August 1969 at 08:31 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 35 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.999°N / 147.853°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Urbich Caldera (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
93 km (58 mi) ENE of Shikotan (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 2,100)
137 km (85 mi) S of Kuril’sk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 1,720)
159 km (99 mi) E of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 6,470)
198 km (123 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 31,200)
222 km (138 mi) E of Shibetsu (Japan) (pop: 21,700)
287 km (178 mi) E of Abashiri (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 42,500)
441 km (274 mi) E of Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 356,600)
534 km (332 mi) ENE of Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 1,883,000)
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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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 35 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake Kuril Islands (Russia) 13 August 08:31 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (10 quakes):- 25 Oct 1969 12:03 UTC| M 5.6 |45 km (28 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 27 Sep 1969 04:02 UTC| M 5.6 |48.5 km (30.1 mi) depth|62 km (39 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Sep 1969 07:43 UTC| M 5.7 |41.6 km (25.8 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Sep 1969 21:12 UTC| M 5.7 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Aug 1969 08:28 UTC| M 6.1 |27.1 km (16.8 mi) depth|51 km (32 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Saturday, 30 August 1969 at 08:28 (GMT)
- 30 Aug 1969 07:11 UTC| M 6.4 |25.9 km (16.1 mi) depth|47 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Saturday, 30 August 1969 at 07:11 (GMT)
- 21 Aug 1969 13:24 UTC| M 5.8 |28.5 km (17.7 mi) depth|44 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Aug 1969 08:49 UTC| M 6.6 |26.7 km (16.6 mi) depth|36 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - East of the Kuril Islands (Russia) on Tuesday, 19 August 1969 at 08:49 (GMT)
- 18 Aug 1969 11:43 UTC| M 5.8 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|54 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 Aug 1969 22:57 UTC| M 6.3 |31 km (19.3 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 13 August 1969 at 22:57 (GMT)
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