Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Saturday, 30 August 1969 at 07:11 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 26 km depth
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 25.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.573°N / 147.848°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Berutarube (123 km / 76 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
94 km (58 mi) SE of Shikotan (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 2,100)
167 km (104 mi) SE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 6,470)
184 km (114 mi) S of Kuril’sk (Sakhalin Oblast) (pop: 1,720)
186 km (115 mi) E of Nemuro (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 31,200)
289 km (180 mi) NE of Kushiro (Japan) (pop: 183,600)
319 km (198 mi) E of Kitami (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 113,100)
442 km (274 mi) E of Asahikawa (Hokkaido, Japan) (pop: 356,600)
529 km (329 mi) E of Sapporo (Japan) (pop: 1,883,000)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.4 | 26 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake Kuril Islands (Russia) 30 August 07:11 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (12 quakes):- 03 Feb 1970 19:17 UTC| M 5.7 |29.3 km (18.2 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Feb 1970 18:05 UTC| M 5.8 |25.9 km (16.1 mi) depth|61 km (38 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Feb 1970 17:49 UTC| M 6.0 |29.7 km (18.5 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 2 February 1970 at 17:49 (GMT)
- 02 Feb 1970 17:22 UTC| M 5.7 |30.8 km (19.1 mi) depth|49 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Dec 1969 04:53 UTC| M 5.7 |28.8 km (17.9 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Oct 1969 12:03 UTC| M 5.6 |45 km (28 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Sep 1969 17:58 UTC| M 5.8 |25.2 km (15.7 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 27 Sep 1969 04:02 UTC| M 5.6 |48.5 km (30.1 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 Sep 1969 11:52 UTC| M 5.7 |34.1 km (21.2 mi) depth|50 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Sep 1969 07:43 UTC| M 5.7 |41.6 km (25.8 mi) depth|36 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Sep 1969 21:12 UTC| M 5.7 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Aug 1969 08:28 UTC| M 6.1 |27.1 km (16.8 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Saturday, 30 August 1969 at 08:28 (GMT)
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