2006-08-20 03:01 (Mw 5.9) KURIL ISLANDS 49.9 156.4

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: KURIL ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 49.891N, 156.415E
Magnitude: 5.9 Mw
Depth: 55 km
Universal Time (UTC): 20 Aug 2006 03:01:06
Time near the Epicenter: 20 Aug 2006 15:01:06
Local time in your area: 20 Aug 2006 04:01:06

Location with respect to nearby cities:
90 km (56 miles) SSE (167 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia 380 km (236 miles) SSW (205 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2076 km (1290 miles) NE (35 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US rqah

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
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