Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.8 - Kuril Islands (Russia), miércoles, 28 ene. 1925
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitud: 6.8
Profundidad: 30.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 43.558°N / 147.601°E

Volcán mas cercano: Berutarube (113 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
149 km al ESE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
166 km al E de Nemuro (Japón) (pop: 31,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
199 km al E de Shibetsu (Japón) (pop: 21,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
269 km al ENE de Kushiro (Japón) (pop: 183,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
272 km al E de Abashiri (Japón) (pop: 42,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
283 km al E de Motomachi (Abashiri District, Japón) (pop: 23,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
300 km al E de Kitami (Japón) (pop: 113,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
510 km al SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
536 km al SE de Yuzhno-Sajalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
7176 km al NE de Moscú (pop: 10,381,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 6.8 | 30 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it Aftershocks of the M 6.8 terremoto: Kuril Islands (Russia) Wed, 28 Jan 1925 04:05
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 02 Feb 1925 19:46 UTC| M 6.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|50 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.8 - East of the Kuril Islands (Russia), lunes, 02 feb. 1925
- 02 Feb 1925 13:29 UTC| M 6.5 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.5 - Kuril Islands (Russia), lunes, 02 feb. 1925
- 01 Feb 1925 05:24 UTC| M 6.5 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.5 - Kuril Islands (Russia), domingo, 01 feb. 1925
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