2007 Kuril Islands earthquake

2007 Kuril Islands earthquake

Date	13 January 2007 (2007-01-13)
Origin time	04:23:20 UTC ^[1]
Magnitude	8.1 M_w ^[1]
Depth	5.7 kilometres (4 mi) ^[1]
Epicenter	46°05′N 154°31′E / 46.08°N 154.51°E / 46.08; 154.51Coordinates: 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) at Paramushir ^[3]
Tsunami	.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. Japan Standard Time. 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 .32 meters (1 ft 1 in). The earthquake occurred as a result of normal faulting and was located 95 km to the south east of the 8.3 magnitude 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake which had occurred the previous November.

References

1 2 3 4 ISC (2014), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 1.05, International Seismological Centre
1 2 USGS (4 September 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
↑ 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, American Geophysical Union, 114 (B11), 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, European Geosciences Union (14): 105–116, doi:10.5194/adgeo-14-105-2008

Earthquakes in Japan

Historical	869 Sanriku 1293 Kamakura 1498 Nankai 1605 Nankai 1611 Sanriku 1703 Genroku 1707 Hōei 1771 Great Yaeyama 1792 Unzen 1854 Nankai 1854 Tōkai 1855 Edo 1858 Hietsu 1889 Kumamoto 1891 Mino–Owari 1894 Tokyo 1896 Sanriku

20th century	1911 Kikai Island 1923 Great Kantō 1927 Kita Tango 1930 North Izu 1933 Sanriku 1936 Miyagi 1943 Tottori 1944 Tōnankai 1945 Mikawa 1946 Nankai 1948 Fukui 1952 Hokkaido 1963 Kuril Islands 1964 Niigata 1968 Hyūga-nada 1968 Tokachi 1974 Izu Peninsula 1978 Miyagi 1983 Sea of Japan 1984 Otaki 1993 Hokkaidō 1994 offshore Sanriku 1995 Hanshin 1998 Ryukyu Islands 2000 Tottori

21st century	2001 Geiyo 2003 Hokkaidō 2004 Chūetsu 2005 Fukuoka 2005 Miyagi 2006 Kuril Islands 2007 Chūetsu 2007 Kuril Islands 2007 Noto 2008 Iwate–Miyagi 2009 Izu Islands 2009 Shizuoka 2010 Bonin Islands 2011 Tōhoku April 2011 Fukushima April 2011 Miyagi 2012 Chiba 2012 Kamaishi 2016 Kumamoto 2016 Fukushima

Related articles	Tōkai earthquakes Nankai megathrust earthquakes Kantō earthquakes

← Earthquakes in 2007 →

January	Kuril Islands (8.1, Jan 13)

February	Iberian Peninsula (6.1, Feb 12)

March	1st Sumatra† (6.4, Mar 6) Noto (6.9, Mar 25)

April	Solomon Islands† (8.1, Apr 2) Aysén Fjord (6.7, Apr 21) Kent (4.3, Apr 28)

June	Guatemala (6.7, Jun 13)

July	Chūetsu offshore (6.6, Jul 16)

August	Peru†‡ (8.0, Aug 15)

September	2nd Sumatra (8.5, Sep 12)

October	Nazko (<4.0, Oct 9, 2007 – Jun 12, 2008) Alum Rock (5.6, Oct 30) Mariana Islands (7.2, Oct 31)

November	Tocopilla (7.7, Nov 14) Martinique (7.4, Nov 29)

December	Gisborne (6.8, Dec 20)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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2007 Kuril Islands earthquake

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