Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Sunday, 1 February 1925 at 05:24 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 30 km depth
Magnitude: 6.5
Profondeur: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.707°N / 147.447°E

Volcan le plus près: Berutarube (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
132 km ESE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
157 km ENE de Nemuro (Japon) (pop: 31,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
186 km E de Shibetsu (Japon) (pop: 21,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
257 km E de Abashiri (Japon) (pop: 42,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
262 km ENE de Kushiro (Japon) (pop: 183,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
269 km E de Motomachi (Abashiri District, Japon) (pop: 23,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
286 km E de Kitami (Japon) (pop: 113,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
490 km SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
516 km SE de Ioujno-Sakhalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
7155 km NE de Moscou (pop: 10,381,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
M 6.5 | 30 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 02 Feb 1925 19:46 UTC| M 6.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|68 km (42 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - East of the Kuril Islands (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|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 2 February 1925 at 13:29 (GMT)
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