2006-08-17 11:11 (Mb 6.2) NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 55.7 161.7

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Geographic coordinates: 55.676N, 161.662E
Magnitude: 6.2 Mb
Depth: 84 km
Universal Time (UTC): 17 Aug 2006 11:11:38
Time near the Epicenter: 18 Aug 2006 00:11:38
Local time in your area: 17 Aug 2006 12:11:38

Location with respect to nearby cities:
278 km (173 miles) WNW (283 degrees) of Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus.
354 km (220 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
499 km (310 miles) SSW (198 degrees) of Il'pyrskiy, Russia
2776 km (1725 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US rmat

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usrmat.php