6.1 QUAKE - KURIL ISLANDS, RUSSIA - NE OF JAPAN

EARTHQUAKE on 21/09/2005 at 02:25 (UTC)
KURIL ISLANDS, RUSSIA 27 km SE Yuzhno-kurilsk

MAGNITUDE: mb 6.1

Data provided by: BRA GFZ INGV LDG MAD NEIC NEWS OGS RNS SED

ZAMG

Latitude = 43.90 N
Longitude = 146.14 E
Origin Time = 02:25:06.0 (UTC)
Depth = 100 Km
RMS = 0.83 sec
Gap = 81 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 6.5 Km

- Semi minor = 3.6 Km

- Azimuth of major axis = 172 degrees

Number of data used = 372

Preliminary location computed on Wed Sep 21 03:21:06 2005 (UTC)
Done by Pascal Roudil

Comments :
The magnitude of the event may be underestimated. An information
message will be sent if it is the case.
Message number: 583

All magnitudes estimations :
mb6.6 (BRA) mb6.4 (GFZ) mb6.2 (INGV) mb6.1 (LDG)
mb6.6 (MAD) mb6.1 (NEIC) M 6.2 (NEIC) mb5.6 (NEWS)
mb6.0 (RNS) mb6.3 (SED) mb6.3 (ZAMG)

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