6/23/2012 -- 6.5M earthquake in Kamchatka Russia -- North of Japan

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Published on Jun 23, 2012 by dutchsinse

Kamchatka Russia -- (pacific ring of fire north of Japan) .. a magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck just offshore of the island chain. No tsunami associated with this seismic movement.

here are the USGS statistics:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00m63qd5.php

Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 6.5 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 03:15:05 UTC Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 04:15:05 PM at epicenter

Location 57.436°N, 163.418°E
Depth 51 km (31.7 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
Distances 284 km (176 miles) S (189°) from Il'pyrskiy, Russia 296 km (184 miles) NNW (329°) from Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus. 577 km (358 miles) NNE (30°) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia 2990 km (1858 miles) NNE (29°) from TOKYO, Japan