Kuril Island Region 7.3 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
| Earthquake Details | Seismogram Explanation |
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| Location: Kuril Island Region Date: November 17, 2002 Time: 04:53:51 (UTC); 10:53 pm CST (local 11/16/02) Latitude: 47.98 N Longitude: 146.29 E Magnitude: 7.3 Mw Depth: 473 km Distance: 77.54 deg (5,354 km from Milwaukee) | P-wave arrival time 05:05 (UTC); 11:05 pm CST (local 11/16/02). S-wave arrival time: 05:14 (UTC); 11:14 pm CST (local 11/16/02). The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters. The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds. The beginning of the file is the origin of the event. This event was too deep to produce large amplitude surface waves. |