2007 Kuril Islands earthquake

Earthquake in Japan

2007 Kuril Islands earthquake

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UTC time| 2007-01-13 04:23:21
ISC event| 10385751
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| 13 January 2007 (2007-01-13)
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 / 46.08; 154.51[1]
Type| Dip-slip[2]
Areas affected| Kuril Islands
Japan
Max. intensity| VI (Strong)[3]

JMA 3
Tsunami| 0.32 m (1 ft 1 in)[2]

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.

## See also[edit]

* 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake
* 1994 Kuril Islands earthquake
* List of earthquakes in 2007
* List of earthquakes in Japan
* Kamchatka earthquakes
* Okhotsk Plate

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b ISC (2014), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 1.05, International Seismological Centre
2. ^ a b 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, 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.

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