Powerful Quake Strikes Vladivostok Region
Posted by feww on February 18, 2010
Earthquake measuring up to 7.0Mw strikes near China-Russia-North Korea border area
A powerful quake measuring up to magnitude 7.0 Struck near China-Russia-North Korea border region (42.7ºN131.1ºE) on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 01:13UTC, at a depth of about 590 km.
The quake was felt as far east as the eastern coast of Honshu, east of Tokyo, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported.
The event was the 12th earthquake measuring between 7.0 and 7.8 to strike the region since 1900, and the fourth such event since 1990, according to USGS earthquake data.
The quake epicenter appears to be located in sparsely populated Chinese territory. It too deep to cause any tsunami, or major damage to the nearest major cities of Vladivostok, Russia, and Chongjin, North Korea. As of posting, there was no report of injuries as a result of this event.
Earthquake Location (USGS/EHP)
Political Map of China. Click images to enlarge.
Population Exposure: Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking (PDF)
Earthquake Details:
- Magnitude as reported by USGS/EHP: 6.9 [Fire Earth estimate of the maximum magnitude: 7.0]
- Date-Time: Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 01:13:18 UTC
- Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 10:13:18 AM at epicenter
- Location: JMA (42.7ºN131.1ºE); USGS (42.581°N, 130.537°E)
- Depth: JMA (590km); USGS (573.8 km or 356.6 miles)
- Region: Vladivostok (CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION)
- Distances:
- 90 km (55 miles) ESE of Yanji, Jilin, China
- 100 km (60 miles) NNE of Chongjin, North Korea
- 1110 km (690 miles) NW of TOKYO, Japan
- 1215 km (760 miles) ENE of BEIJING, Beijing, China
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles); depth +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles)
- Source: JMA; USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- USGS Event ID: us2010swaf
Seismic Hazard Map (USGS/EHP)
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