6.9 - KURIL ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.9 Mwp
Date-Time
  • 28 Feb 2013 14:05:51 UTC
  • 1 Mar 2013 00:05:52 near epicenter
  • 28 Feb 2013 06:05:51 standard time in your timezone
Location 50.934N 157.339E
Depth 52 km
Distances
  • 85 km (52 mi) SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
  • 233 km (144 mi) SSW of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
  • 251 km (155 mi) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
  • 260 km (161 mi) SSW of Yelizovo, Russia
  • 2205 km (1367 mi) NE of Tokyo, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.9 km; Vertical 9.6 km
Parameters Nph = 439; Dmin = 243.9 km; Rmss = 0.72 seconds; Gp = 67°
M-type = Mwp; Version = 8
Event ID us c000febi

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