KURIL ISLANDS RECENT QUAKES

5.3 Mw - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.3 Mw
Date-Time
14 Aug 2008 11:10:29 UTC
14 Aug 2008 23:10:29 near epicenter
14 Aug 2008 05:10:29 standard time in your timezone
Location
44.027N 147.518E
Depth
10 km
Distances
137 km (85 miles) SSW (192 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
278 km (173 miles) ENE (64 degrees) of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
412 km (256 miles) E (84 degrees) of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
1141 km (709 miles) NNE (33 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 4.8 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 205; Dmin = 495.5 km; Rmss = 0.84 seconds; Gp = 46°M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID
US 2008vsaz ***This event has been revised.

4.6 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
8 Aug 2008 23:13:59 UTC
9 Aug 2008 11:13:59 near epicenter
8 Aug 2008 17:13:59 standard time in your timezone
Location
49.135N 155.606E
Depth
48 km
Distances
176 km (109 miles) SSW (192 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
481 km (299 miles) SSW (207 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
1976 km (1228 miles) NE (36 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 16.0 km; Vertical 10.9 km
Parameters
Nph = 26; Dmin = 483.3 km; Rmss = 0.79 seconds; Gp = 165°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vlcs

4.6 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
5 Aug 2008 02:00:01 UTC
5 Aug 2008 14:00:01 near epicenter
4 Aug 2008 20:00:01 standard time in your timezone
Location
44.455N 148.054E
Depth
71 km
Distances
88 km (54 miles) S (171 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
337 km (210 miles) ENE (59 degrees) of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
459 km (285 miles) ENE (78 degrees) of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
1205 km (748 miles) NNE (33 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.9 km; Vertical 11.9 km
Parameters
Nph = 69; Dmin = 482.1 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 172°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008viag

5.7 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.7 Mb
Date-Time
4 Aug 2008 04:42:14 UTC
4 Aug 2008 16:42:14 near epicenter
3 Aug 2008 22:42:14 standard time in your timezone
Location
49.950N 156.302E
Depth
69 km
Distances
82 km (51 miles) S (171 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
378 km (235 miles) SSW (206 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2075 km (1289 miles) NE (35 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.1 km; Vertical 11.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 199; Dmin = 379.7 km; Rmss = 0.86 seconds; Gp = 108°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vhal ***This event supersedes event AT00782493.

4.7 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
31 Jul 2008 01:19:15 UTC
31 Jul 2008 13:19:15 near epicenter
30 Jul 2008 19:19:15 standard time in your timezone
Location
45.979N 149.143E
Depth
162 km
Distances
128 km (80 miles) NE (49 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
502 km (312 miles) E (100 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1390 km (864 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 16.1 km; Vertical 16.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 102; Dmin = 503.2 km; Rmss = 0.52 seconds; Gp = 162°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008vcb9
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