2007 Kuril Islands earthquake

2007 Kuril Islands earthquake
UTC time ??
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Date * 13 January 2007 (2007-01-13)
Origin time * 04:23:20 UTC [1]
Local date
Local time
Magnitude 8.1 Mw [1]
Depth 5.7 kilometres (4 mi) [1]
Epicenter 46°05′N 154°31′E / 46.08°N 154.51°E / 46.08; 154.51Coordinates: 46°05′N 154°31′E / 46.08°N 154.51°E / 46.08; 154.51 [1]
Type Dip-slip [2]
Areas affected Kuril Islands
Japan
Max. intensity VI (Strong) at Paramushir [3]
Tsunami .32 m (1 ft 1 in) [2]
* Deprecated  See documentation.

The 2007 Kuril Islands earthquake occurred east of the Kuril Islands on 13 January at 1:23 p.m. (JST). The shock had a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A non-destructive tsunami was generated, with maximum wave amplitudes of .32 meters (1 ft 1 in). The earthquake occurred as a result of normal faulting and was located 95 km to the south east of the 8.3 magnitude 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake which had occurred the previous November.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 ISC (2014), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 1.05, International Seismological Centre
  2. 1 2 USGS (4 September 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, archived from the original on 4 October 2016
  3. ↑ USGS. "M8.1 - east of the Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey.
Bibliography

  • Lay, T.; Kanamori, H.; Ammon, C. J.; Hutko, A. R.; Furlong, K.; Rivera, L. (2009), "The 2006–2007 Kuril Islands great earthquake sequence" (PDF), Journal of Geophysical Research, American Geophysical Union, 114 (B11): B11308, Bibcode:2009JGRB..11411308L, doi:10.1029/2008JB006280
  • Rabinovich, A. B.; Lobkovsky, L. I.; Fine, I. V.; Thomson, R. E.; Ivelskaya, T. N.; Kulikov1, E. A. (2008), "Near-source observations and modeling of the Kuril Islands tsunamis of 15 November 2006 and 13 January 2007" (PDF), Advances in Geosciences, European Geosciences Union, 14 (14): 105–116, doi:10.5194/adgeo-14-105-2008
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