What the records say
- When
- 13 Jan 2007
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Where
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 46.24° N, 154.52° E
- Depth km
- 10
2007 Kuril Islands earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
The 2007 Kuril Islands earthquake occurred east of the Kuril Islands on 13 January at 1:23 p.m. (JST). The shock had a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A non-destructive tsunami was generated, with maximum wave amplitudes of 0.32 meters.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A major earthquake measuring approximately 8.2 magnitude occurs in the north-western Pacific Ocean at 04:23:20 UTC”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “千島列島沖地震が発生。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page