KURIL ISLANDS RECENT QUAKES

4.8 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.8 Mb
Date-Time
13 Sep 2008 10:06:42 UTC
13 Sep 2008 22:06:42 near epicenter
13 Sep 2008 04:06:42 standard time in your timezone
Location
46.820N 152.564E
Depth
50 km
Distances
402 km (250 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
746 km (464 miles) E (88 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1635 km (1016 miles) NE (37 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 11.9 km; Vertical 3.6 km
Parameters
Nph = 90; Dmin = 748.6 km; Rmss = 0.82 seconds; Gp = 172°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008wxa6

4.5 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.5 Mb
Date-Time
6 Sep 2008 17:55:30 UTC
7 Sep 2008 05:55:30 near epicenter
6 Sep 2008 11:55:30 standard time in your timezone
Location
46.633N 152.431E
Depth
67 km
Distances
385 km (239 miles) ENE (64 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
738 km (459 miles) E (89 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1613 km (1002 miles) NE (37 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 13.9 km; Vertical 11.6 km
Parameters
Nph = 43; Dmin = 740.5 km; Rmss = 1.04 seconds; Gp = 147°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008wqb5

4.4 Mb - EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
1 Sep 2008 13:04:59 UTC
2 Sep 2008 00:04:59 near epicenter
1 Sep 2008 07:04:59 standard time in your timezone
Location
48.694N 157.510E
Depth
8 km
Distances
242 km (151 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
487 km (303 miles) S (190 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2049 km (1274 miles) NE (40 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 15.4 km; Vertical 39.6 km
Parameters
Nph = 21; Dmin = 489.3 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 172°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008wka4

5.3 Mw - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.3 Mw
Date-Time
27 Aug 2008 05:24:39 UTC
27 Aug 2008 17:24:39 near epicenter
26 Aug 2008 23:24:39 standard time in your timezone
Location
46.798N 152.433E
Depth
43 km
Distances
392 km (244 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
736 km (458 miles) E (88 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1626 km (1010 miles) NE (37 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.5 km; Vertical 5.6 km
Parameters
Nph = 153; Dmin = 824.9 km; Rmss = 0.74 seconds; Gp = 140°M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID
US 2008wfal ***This event has been revised.

4.6 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
25 Aug 2008 04:15:52 UTC
25 Aug 2008 16:15:52 near epicenter
24 Aug 2008 22:15:52 standard time in your timezone
Location
46.847N 150.606E
Depth
151 km
Distances
276 km (172 miles) NE (49 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
597 km (371 miles) E (88 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1536 km (954 miles) NNE (33 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 18.7 km; Vertical 15.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 56; Dmin = 898.3 km; Rmss = 0.66 seconds; Gp = 187°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008wdae
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