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 0.32 meters (1 ft 1 in). The earthquake is considered a doublet of the 8.3 magnitude 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake which occurred two months prior on 15 November 2006 approximately 95 km to the southeast.
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| UTC time | 2007-01-13 04:23:21 |
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| ISC event | 10385751 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 13 January 2007 |
| Local time | 13:23 JST |
| Magnitude | 8.1 Mw |
| Depth | 5.7 kilometres (4 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 46°05′N 154°31′E / 46.08°N 154.51°E[1] |
| Type | Normal[2] |
| Areas affected | Kuril Islands Japan |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong)[3] JMA 3 |
| Tsunami | 0.32 m (1 ft 1 in)[2] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b ISC (2014), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 1.05, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, 4 September 2009, archived from the original on 4 October 2016
- ^ "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, 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, 14 (14): 105–116, Bibcode:2008AdG....14..105R, doi:10.5194/adgeo-14-105-2008
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). - Ammon, Charles J.; Kanamori, Hiroo; Lay, Thorne (2008), "A great earthquake doublet and seismic stress transfer cycle in the central Kuril islands" (PDF), Nature, 451 (7178): 561–5, Bibcode:2008Natur.451..561A, doi:10.1038/nature06521, PMID 18235499, S2CID 4317389.
External links
edit- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.