2006-08-24 21:50 (Mw 6.4) NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 51.2 157.5

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Geographic coordinates: 51.188N, 157.522E
Magnitude: 6.4 Mw
Depth: 70 km
Universal Time (UTC): 24 Aug 2006 21:50:39
Time near the Epicenter: 25 Aug 2006 10:50:39
Local time in your area: 24 Aug 2006 22:50:39

Location with respect to nearby cities:
113 km (70 miles) ENE (60 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
218 km (135 miles) SSW (201 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2232 km (1387 miles) NE (34 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US rucu

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/usrucu.php