Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 12 March 1973 at 19:39 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 54 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 54.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.835°N / 157.103°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Vysokii (35 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
71 km (44 mi) ENE of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (155 mi) SSW of Vilyuchinsk (Yelizovsky District) (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (166 mi) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
276 km (172 mi) SSW of Yelizovo (pop: 40,700) --> See nearby quakes!
441 km (274 mi) SSW of Mil'kovo (Milkovsky District) (pop: 8,250) --> See nearby quakes!
6921 km (4301 mi) NE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 54 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake Kuril Islands (Russia) 12 March 1973 19:39 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 10 May 1973 19:16 UTC| M 4.9 |42 km (26.1 mi) depth|47 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 May 1973 04:36 UTC| M 4.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|52 km (32 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Apr 1973 22:09 UTC| M 5.6 |41 km (25.5 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Apr 1973 13:49 UTC| M 6.1 |52 km (32.3 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Thursday, 12 April 1973 at 13:49 (GMT)
- 21 Mar 1973 02:24 UTC| M 5.2 |55 km (34.2 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 12 March 1973 at 19:39 (GMT)
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