== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: KURIL ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 46.798N, 152.433E
Magnitude: 5.6 Mw
Depth: 43 km
Universal Time (UTC): 27 Aug 2008 05:24:39
Time near the Epicenter: 27 Aug 2008 17:24:39
Local standard time in your area: 27 Aug 2008 12:24:39

Location with respect to nearby cities:
392 km (244 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
736 km (458 miles) E (88 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1626 km (1010 miles) NE (37 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008wfal

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008wfal.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/