Earthquake Info: Light Mag. 4.6 earthquake

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A 4.6-magnitude earthquake, 92 km deep

Jul 26 15:05 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 14 minutes Jul 26 15:26: Volume recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6. The depth of the hypocenter was recalculated from 116.0 to 92.0 km (72 to 57 mi). The epicenter was corrected by 118 km (73 mi) toward SSE.

Updated Monday, July 26, 2021 at 15:09

A moderate earthquake of 4.7 on the Richter scale is located 25 km southwest of Kurilsk, Russia

4.7 earthquake July 27 12:51 (GMT +10)

The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that a 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred just 18 minutes ago, 25 kilometers southwest of Kurilsk, Russia, and struck at a depth of 116 kilometers below the epicenter near Kurilsk, Sakhalin. Oblast, Russia, after midnight on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 12:51 a.m. local time. The exact size, focus, and depth of an earthquake can be reviewed within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and improve their calculations, or when other agencies release their reports. The Seismological Center (EMSC) which also listed the magnitude 4.7 earthquake, includes cities or towns near the epicenter where a very weak tremor may have been felt. Kurilsk (population 1,700) is located 25 km from the epicenter. Automatically update the magnitude and depth if there is a change and follow up if other important news about the earthquake becomes available. If you are in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more live updates to anyone around the world who wants to know more about this earthquake.

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Date and Time: Jul 26, 2021 14:51:12 UTC – Local Time at the epicenter: Jul 27 12:51 AM (GMT +10) Size: 4.6 Depth: 92.0 km Latitude/Longitude of the epicenter: 44.18°N / 148.35°E (North Pacific, Russia) Nearest volcano: Grozny (26 km/16 mi) Nearby towns and cities: 122 km (76 mi) south of Kurilsk (population: 1,720) -> See nearby earthquakes! 137 km (85 mi) ENE of Shikotan (population: 2,100) -> See nearby earthquakes! 199 km (124 mi) east of Otrada (population: 3,220) -> See nearby earthquakes! 199 km (124 mi) east of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop): 6,470) -> See nearby earthquakes! 242 km (151 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Japan) (Population: 31,200) -> See nearby earthquakes! 264 km (164 mi) ENE from Shibetsu (Japan) (Population: 21,700) -> See nearby earthquakes! 326 km (203 mi) east of Abashiri (Japan) (population: 42,500) -> See nearby earthquakes! 343 km (213 mi) east of Motomachi (Abashiri Prefecture, Japan) (pop: 23000) -> See nearby earthquakes! 347 km (216 mi) ENE of Kushiro (Japan) (Population: 183600) -> See nearby earthquakes! 359 km (223 mi) east of Kitami (Japan) (population: 113,100) -> See nearby earthquakes! 135 km (84 mi) ENE of Shikotan Island (population: 2,100) -> See nearby earthquakes! 197 km (123 mi) east of Konagiri Island (population: 7000) -> See nearby earthquakes! Weather at the epicenter at the time of the earthquake: Clouds broken 17°C (63°F), Humidity: 97%, Wind: 5 m/s (10 knots) from the southeast Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Center for Geosciences) Energy Outgoing Estimated: 5 x 1011 joules (139) megawatt-hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More information

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Mag.DepthLocationSource4.692 km Russia: Kuril Islands GFZ4.7118 km Russia: KURIL ISLANDSEMSC 4.597 km88 Km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia USGS user reports of this earthquake

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