What the records say
- When
- 15 Nov 2006
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Where
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 46.59° N, 153.27° E
- Injuries
- 1
- Depth km
- 10
2006 Kuril Islands earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
The 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake occurred on November 15 at 8:14:16 pm JST with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 8.3 and shaking that reached a maximum Mercalli intensity of IV (Light) and a maximum Shindo intensity of JMA 2. This megathrust earthquake was the largest event in the central Kuril Islands since 1915 and generated a small tsunami that affected the northern Japanese coast.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page