Magnitude 4.5 - SEA OF OKHOTSK
2004 October 27 14:43:15 UTC

A light earthquake occurred at 14:43:15 (UTC) on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. The magnitude 4.5 event has been located in SEA OF OKHOTSK. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 466 km (290 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 14:43:15 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 12:43:15 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 53.343°N, 153.785°E Depth 466.1 km (289.6 miles) Region SEA OF OKHOTSK Distances 325 km (200 miles) W of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia 330 km (205 miles) NNW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia 2250 km (1400 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan 6600 km (4100 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.5 km (7.1 miles); depth +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles) Parameters Nst= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=328 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=R Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usqcbp

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