Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.5 - North Pacific Ocean, Russia, 297 km ENE of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, martes, 18 nov. 1958
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Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitud: 5.5
Profundidad: 15.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 44.294°N / 149.021°E

Volcán mas cercano: Vetrovoi Isthmus Caldera (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
253 km al E de Otrada (pop: 3,220) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
254 km al E de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
297 km al ENE de Nemuro (Japón) (pop: 31,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
319 km al ENE de Shibetsu (Japón) (pop: 21,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
380 km al E de Abashiri (Japón) (pop: 42,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
397 km al E de Motomachi (Abashiri District, Japón) (pop: 23,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
402 km al ENE de Kushiro (Japón) (pop: 183,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
414 km al E de Kitami (Japón) (pop: 113,100) --> ¡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: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 5.5 | 15 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 5.5 terremoto: Océano Pacífico Norte, Rusia, 297 km al noreste de Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japón Tue, 18 Nov 1958 18:33
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 15 Dec 1958 11:46 UTC| M 5.6 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Dec 1958 12:08 UTC| M 5.9 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Nov 1958 09:23 UTC| M 6.1 |28.2 km (17.5 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - North Pacific Ocean, Russia, 270 km ENE of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, miércoles, 19 nov. 1958
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