Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.6 - North Pacific Ocean, Russia, 356 km ENE of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, sábado, 09 may. 1959
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitud: 5.6
Profundidad: 15.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 44.237°N / 149.83°E
(Océano Pacífico Norte, Rusia)Volcán mas cercano: Medvezhia (150 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
317 km al E de Otrada (pop: 3,220) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
318 km al E de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
356 km al ENE de Nemuro (Japón) (pop: 31,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
382 km al ENE de Shibetsu (Japón) (pop: 21,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
444 km al E de Abashiri (Japón) (pop: 42,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
461 km al ENE de Kushiro (Japón) (pop: 183,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
7218 km al NE de Moscú (pop: 10,381,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.6 | 15 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 5.6 terremoto: Océano Pacífico Norte, Rusia, 356 km al este de Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japón Sat, 9 May 1959 23:57
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.6 - North Pacific Ocean, Russia, 356 km ENE of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, sábado, 09 may. 1959
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