7.0 Mw - KURIL ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
7.0 Mw
Date-Time
7 Apr 2009 04:23:34 UTC
7 Apr 2009 16:23:34 near epicenter
6 Apr 2009 22:23:34 standard time in your timezone
Location
46.141N 151.420E
Depth
39 km
Distances
293 km (182 miles) ENE (69 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
658 km (409 miles) NE (55 degrees) of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
1519 km (944 miles) NE (36 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.3 km; Vertical 13.8 km
Parameters
Nph = 166; Dmin = 730.3 km; Rmss = 0.70 seconds; Gp = 50°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2009fdak ***This event supersedes event PT09097001.
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