Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.6 - North Pacific Ocean, 113 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, lunes, 13 feb. 1961
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.6 at 35 km depth
Magnitud: 5.6
Profundidad: 35.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 43.602°N / 148.099°E
(Océano Pacífico Norte, Rusia)Volcán mas cercano: Urbich Caldera (132 km / 82 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
113 km al E de Shikotan (pop: 2,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
186 km al ESE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
206 km al E de Nemuro (Japón) (pop: 31,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
239 km al E de Shibetsu (Japón) (pop: 21,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
309 km al ENE de Kushiro (Japón) (pop: 183,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
339 km al E de Kitami (Japón) (pop: 113,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
404 km al ENE de Obihiro (Japón) (pop: 173,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
537 km al SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
561 km al SE de Yuzhno-Sajalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
7196 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 | 35 km | east of the Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 16 Feb 1961 13:54 UTC| M 5.8 |32.2 km (20 mi) depth|28 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 14 Feb 1961 03:22 UTC| M 6.0 |45.7 km (28.4 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.0 - North Pacific Ocean, 107 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, martes, 14 feb. 1961
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