2026-08-17 21:36:35 (M5.1) Kuril Islands 46.4 151.4 (70fa9)

M5.1 Earthquake - Kuril Islands

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 17 Aug 2026 21:36:36 Time near the Epicenter (1): 18 Aug 2026 07:36:36 Time in your area (1): 18 Aug 2026 03:06:36
Location	46.434N 151.383E
Depth	90 km
Distances	303.6 km (188.2 mi) ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia 574.3 km (356.1 mi) NE of Nemuro, Japan 580.8 km (360.1 mi) ENE of Shibetsu, Japan 597.5 km (370.4 mi) ENE of Honmachi, Japan 663.6 km (411.4 mi) E of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 11.0 km; Vertical 6.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 77; Dmin = 820.1 km; Rmss = 0.80 seconds; Gp = 120° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tlbz

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