Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 74 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Wednesday, 28 January 1925 at 04:05 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Profondeur: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.558°N / 147.601°E
(Océan Pacifique Nord, Russie)Volcan le plus près: Berutarube (113 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
76 km ESE de Shikotan (pop: 2,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
149 km ESE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
166 km E de Nemuro (Japon) (pop: 31,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
199 km E de Shibetsu (Japon) (pop: 21,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
269 km ENE de Kushiro (Japon) (pop: 183,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
272 km E de Abashiri (Japon) (pop: 42,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
300 km E de Kitami (Japon) (pop: 113,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
510 km SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
536 km SE de Ioujno-Sakhalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
7176 km NE de Moscou (pop: 10,381,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 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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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 6.8 | 30 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 74 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, 28 January 1925 04:05 GMT
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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 | Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 123 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Monday, 2 February 1925 at 19:46 (GMT)
- 02 Feb 1925 13:29 UTC| M 6.5 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 67 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Monday, 2 February 1925 at 13:29 (GMT)
- 01 Feb 1925 05:24 UTC| M 6.5 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 57 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Sunday, 1 February 1925 at 05:24 (GMT)
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Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 74 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Wednesday, 28 January 1925 at 04:05 (GMT)
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