Σεισμός 7R- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia

Russia reports earthquake at Far East

MOSCOW, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred Monday under the sea near Russia's Far East, local media said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 12:05 Moscow time (0905 GMT), was 33 km beneath the sea bed and 360 km west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Interfax cited the Emergencies Ministryas reporting. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 7.0-magnitude and located the epicenter at 314 km west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.

Magnitude 7.3
Date-Time
Monday, November 24, 2008 at 09:02:58 UTC
Monday, November 24, 2008 at 08:02:58 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location54.182°N, 154.310°E
Depth487.5 km (302.9 miles)
RegionSEA OF OKHOTSK
Distances
315 km (195 miles) WNW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia410 km (255 miles) NNW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia2355 km (1460 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan6540 km (4060 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia