2006-11-15 11:14 (Mw 7.8) KURIL ISLANDS 46.7 153.2

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00000596.

Region: KURIL ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 46.683N, 153.223E
Magnitude: 7.8 Mw
Depth: 27 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Nov 2006 11:14:16
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Nov 2006 22:14:16
Local time in your area: 15 Nov 2006 11:14:16

Location with respect to nearby cities:
443 km (275 miles) ENE (67 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
493 km (306 miles) SSW (207 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
798 km (496 miles) E (88 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 1660 km (1032 miles) NE (38 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US vcam

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/usvcam.php