Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 7196 km northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Monday, 13 February 1961 at 22:37 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 35 km depth
Magnitude: 5.6
Profondeur: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.602°N / 148.099°E
(Océan Pacifique Nord, Russie)Volcan le plus près: Urbich Caldera (132 km / 82 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
186 km ESE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
206 km E de Nemuro (Japon) (pop: 31,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
239 km E de Shibetsu (Japon) (pop: 21,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
309 km ENE de Kushiro (Japon) (pop: 183,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
311 km E de Abashiri (Japon) (pop: 42,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
339 km E de Kitami (Japon) (pop: 113,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
404 km ENE de Obihiro (Japon) (pop: 173,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
537 km SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
561 km SE de Ioujno-Sakhalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
7196 km NE de Moscou (pop: 10,381,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 5.6 | 35 km | east of the Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 7196 km northeast of Moscow, Russia, 13 February 1961 22:37 GMT
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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 | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 7187 km northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, 14 February 1961 at 03:22 (GMT)
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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 7196 km northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Monday, 13 February 1961 at 22:37 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
