Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Hits Near Northern Kurils
Seismologists have recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 that occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Kamchatka, according to the regional branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences on its website.
Consensus
- A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred on the night of September 9 in the Pacific Ocean near the northern Kurils.
- The epicenter was located 120 kilometers south of the city of Severo-Kurilsk on the island of Paramushir.
- The earthquake's focus was located under the sea floor at a depth of 41 to 51 kilometers.
- Residents of Paramushir felt the tremors with intensity up to two on the Richter scale.
- No tsunami warning was issued.
Points of divergence
- The focus was located at a depth of 41 kilometers under the sea floor. — vesti
- The focus was located at a depth of 51 kilometers under the sea floor. — interfax
Coverage (11 sources)
- Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 recorded off the eastern coast of Kamchatka — Вести
- Magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred off the eastern coast of Kamchatka — Интерфакс
- Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 recorded near the northern Kurils — Вести
- Magnitude 4.8 earthquake recorded near the Northern Kurils — Интерфакс
- Near the coast of Kamchatka, two earthquakes were recorded in half an hour — Вести
- Two earthquakes in half an hour occurred off the coast of Kamchatka — Интерфакс
- Magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in eastern Kamchatka — Интерфакс
- Magnitude 5.4 earthquake recorded near the Southern Kurils — Интерфакс
- Earthquake felt near the Southern Kurils — Вести
- Magnitude 4.2 earthquake recorded near the Southern Kurils — Интерфакс
- Strong earthquake recorded in southwest China — Интерфакс