Magnitude 4.7 - KURIL ISLANDS
2004 October 13 13:05:13 UTC

A light earthquake occurred at 13:05:13 (UTC) on Wednesday, October 13, 2004. The magnitude 4.7 event has been located in the KURIL ISLANDS. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 77 km (48 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 13:05:13 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 1:05:13 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 46.308°N, 152.632°E Depth 77.4 km (48.1 miles) Region KURIL ISLANDS Distances 390 km (240 miles) ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands 530 km (330 miles) SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia 1620 km (1000 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan 7155 km (4440 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.3 km (7.0 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles) Parameters Nst= 49, Nph= 49, Dmin=759.4 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp=173°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=R Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID uspnbz

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