KURIL ISLANDS RECENT QUAKES

4.8 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.8 Mb
Date-Time
16 Jul 2008 13:02:22 UTC
17 Jul 2008 01:02:22 near epicenter
16 Jul 2008 07:02:22 standard time in your timezone
Location
45.275N 151.036E
Depth
36 km
Distances
247 km (153 miles) E (88 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
588 km (366 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
1430 km (888 miles) NE (38 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.9 km; Vertical 11.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 67; Dmin = 667.6 km; Rmss = 0.84 seconds; Gp = 136°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008unay

4.6 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
15 Jul 2008 14:19:26 UTC
16 Jul 2008 02:19:26 near epicenter
15 Jul 2008 08:19:26 standard time in your timezone
Location
49.249N 156.200E
Depth
42 km
Distances
159 km (99 miles) S (178 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
452 km (281 miles) SSW (203 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2016 km (1253 miles) NE (36 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 27.4 km; Vertical 19.6 km
Parameters
Nph = 19; Dmin = 454.0 km; Rmss = 1.16 seconds; Gp = 190°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008umbd

4.4 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
11 Jul 2008 16:40:51 UTC
12 Jul 2008 04:40:51 near epicenter
11 Jul 2008 10:40:51 standard time in your timezone
Location
49.965N 155.135E
Depth
119 km
Distances
106 km (66 miles) SW (222 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
418 km (259 miles) SW (217 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2017 km (1253 miles) NNE (33 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 14.9 km; Vertical 12.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 26; Dmin = 419.2 km; Rmss = 0.80 seconds; Gp = 169°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008uibf

5.0 Mb - NORTHWEST OF KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
9 Jul 2008 12:29:40 UTC
9 Jul 2008 23:29:40 near epicenter
9 Jul 2008 06:29:40 standard time in your timezone
Location
49.160N 151.467E
Depth
275 km
Distances
374 km (232 miles) WSW (245 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
659 km (410 miles) SW (232 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
1778 km (1105 miles) NNE (29 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 14.0 km; Vertical 11.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 44; Dmin = 619.2 km; Rmss = 0.96 seconds; Gp = 140°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ugbb

5.7 Mw - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.7 Mw
Date-Time
6 Jul 2008 01:00:09 UTC
6 Jul 2008 13:00:09 near epicenter
5 Jul 2008 19:00:09 standard time in your timezone
Location
45.414N 151.025E
Depth
21 km
Distances
246 km (153 miles) E (84 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
594 km (369 miles) ENE (60 degrees) of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
1440 km (895 miles) NE (38 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 5.4 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 221; Dmin = 984.0 km; Rmss = 0.83 seconds; Gp = 115°M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID
US 2008udab ***This event has been revised.

4.7 Mb - EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
6 Jul 2008 06:15:36 UTC
6 Jul 2008 16:15:36 near epicenter
6 Jul 2008 00:15:36 standard time in your timezone
Location
45.882N 153.898E
Depth
10 km
Distances
474 km (294 miles) E (79 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
820 km (510 miles) ENE (63 degrees) of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
1641 km (1020 miles) NE (42 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.8 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 70; Dmin = 849.9 km; Rmss = 0.97 seconds; Gp = 136°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008udat
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