2006-11-15 11:34 (Mb 6.5) EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS 46.7 155.3

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 46.681N, 155.278E
Magnitude: 6.5 Mb
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Nov 2006 11:34:58
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Nov 2006 21:34:58
Local time in your area: 15 Nov 2006 11:34:58

Location with respect to nearby cities:
449 km (279 miles) S (188 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
745 km (463 miles) SSW (200 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia 1780 km (1106 miles) NE (42 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US vcas

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/usvcas.php
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