2006-11-12 21:27 (Mw 5.9) KURIL ISLANDS 48.3 154.2

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: KURIL ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 48.319N, 154.211E
Magnitude: 5.9 Mw
Depth: 47 km
Universal Time (UTC): 12 Nov 2006 21:27:43
Time near the Epicenter: 13 Nov 2006 08:27:43
Local time in your area: 12 Nov 2006 21:27:43

Location with respect to nearby cities:
297 km (184 miles) SSW (208 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
609 km (378 miles) SSW (213 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia 1840 km (1143 miles) NE (36 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US uzaz

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/usuzaz.php