Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 522 km southeast of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Wednesday, 19 April 1961 at 16:12 (GMT)
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Tremblement de terre fort magnitude 5.8 at 53 km depth
Magnitude: 5.8
Profondeur: 53.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.176°N / 148.149°E
(Océan Pacifique Nord, Russie)Volcan le plus près: Urbich Caldera (90 km / 56 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
122 km ENE de Shikotan (pop: 2,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
183 km E de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
227 km ENE de Nemuro (Japon) (pop: 31,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
248 km ENE de Shibetsu (Japon) (pop: 21,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
332 km ENE de Kushiro (Japon) (pop: 183,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
343 km E de Kitami (Japon) (pop: 113,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
422 km ENE de Obihiro (Japon) (pop: 173,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
501 km ESE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
522 km SE de Ioujno-Sakhalinsk (pop: 176,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
7146 km NE de Moscou (pop: 10,381,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 5.8 | 53 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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