2006-09-01 10:25 (Mb 5.7) NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 53.3 159.7

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Geographic coordinates: 53.272N, 159.723E
Magnitude: 5.7 Mb
Depth: 50 km
Universal Time (UTC): 1 Sep 2006 10:25:17
Time near the Epicenter: 1 Sep 2006 23:25:17
Local time in your area: 1 Sep 2006 11:25:17

Location with respect to nearby cities:
77 km (48 miles) ENE (68 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
379 km (236 miles) NE (39 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia 460 km (286 miles) WSW (245 degrees) of Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus.
2501 km (1554 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US scay

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/usscay.php