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RE: Kuril Islands Quake

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A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at 19:10:21 (UTC) on Thursday, December 7, 2006, east of the Kuril Islands, about 510 km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia, at a depth of 10.4 km.

Location 46.273°N, 154.346°E

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A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 06:20:22 (UTC) on Thursday, November 16, 2006, east of the Kuril Islands, about 495 km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia, at a depth of 18.2 km.

Location 46.363°N, 154.500°E

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Four small tsunami hit coastal areas of Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture on Wednesday night, following a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 near the Russian-controlled Etorofu Island off Hokkaido, the Meteorological Agency announced.
A 40-centimeter high tsunami hit Nemuro on the east coast of Hokkaido at 9:29 p.m., while at 9:55 p.m. a 20-centimeter tsunami hit Kushiro, also in Hokkaido. Another 40-centimeter tsunami hit Tokachi Port in Hiroocho at 10:06 p.m. and a 20-centimeter tsunami was observed at Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, at 10:11 p.m., according to the agency.

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A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 21:22:23 (UTC) on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, in the Kuril Islands region, about 400 km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, at a depth of 22.9 km.

Location 47.343°N, 154.096°E

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-- Edited by Blobrana at 22:42, 2006-11-15

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Small tsunami waves have hit northern Japan, according to the country's meteorological agency (JMA).
It said a 40cm wave hit Nemuro port in Hokkaido island. Another one of 20cm was recorded.
The JMA initially expected a tsunami of at least two metres high after an 8.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Kuril Islands, north of Japan.

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Aftershocks:

Magnitude 6.0 at 11:28:43 (UTC), 40 km depth.
Location 46.161°N, 154.073°E

Magnitude 6.2 at 11:29:23 (UTC), 10 km depth.
Location 46.409°N, 154.486°E

Magnitude 6.5 at 11:34:58 (UTC), 10 km depth.
Location 46.681°N, 155.278°E

Magnitude 6.5 at 11:40:57 (UTC), 23 km depth.
Location 46.577°N, 154.716°E

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A major magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred at 11:14:16 (UTC) on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, in the Kuril Islands region, about 443 km (275 miles) ENE (67°) from Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, at a depth of 27.7 km.

Location 46.683°N, 153.224°E

A tsunami warning has been issued for the eastern part of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island.

Blobrana · L

A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 21:27:43 (UTC) on Sunday, November 12, 2006, in the Kuril Islands region, about 295 km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia.
The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 47.9 km.

Location 48.319°N, 154.211°E