Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - North Pacific Ocean, 74 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, miércoles, 15 feb. 1961
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 34 km depth
Magnitud: 6.1
Profundidad: 33.9 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 43.694°N / 147.628°E
(Océano Pacífico Norte, Rusia)Volcán mas cercano: Berutarube (101 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
74 km al E de Shikotan (pop: 2,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
146 km al ESE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
171 km al ENE de Nemuro (Japón) (pop: 31,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
201 km al E de Shibetsu (Japón) (pop: 21,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
272 km al E de Abashiri (Japón) (pop: 42,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
275 km al ENE de Kushiro (Japón) (pop: 183,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
300 km al E de Kitami (Japón) (pop: 113,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
501 km al SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
527 km al SE de Yuzhno-Sajalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
7165 km al NE de Moscú (pop: 10,381,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 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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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.1 | 34 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 6.1 terremoto: Océano Pacífico Norte, 74 km al este de Shikotan, Sajalin, Rusia Wed, 15 Feb 1961 10:45
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 19 Apr 1961 16:12 UTC| M 5.8 |53.2 km (33.1 mi) depth|68 km (42 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Feb 1961 13:54 UTC| M 5.8 |32.2 km (20 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - North Pacific Ocean, 74 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, miércoles, 15 feb. 1961
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