Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.1 quake hits 121 km southwest of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia in the evening
5.1 quake Sea of Okhotsk, Russia, Jul 1, 2023 8:15 pm (GMT +11)

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, was reported only 24 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 136.9 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Saturday, July 1st, 2023, at 8:15 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.0, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.1, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Severo-Kuril'sk (pop. 2,400) located 121 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 1, 2023 8:15 pm (GMT +11) local time (1 Jul 2023 09:15 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 136.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.85°N / 155°E (Sea of Okhotsk, Russia)
Primary data source: USGS
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