Past earthquakes in or near Russia: August 1998 - list, stats and map

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During August 1998, Russia has had 42 quakes of magnitudes above 3 and up to 5.6:

5 quakes above magnitude 5
33 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
4 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4

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Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake 225 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia -

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Past earthquakes in or near Russia: August 1998 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Sep 1, 1998 03:04 am (GMT +12)	4.4 33 km	269 km (167 mi) to the E	near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	Info
Sunday, August 30, 1998 GMT (2 quakes)
Aug 31, 1998 02:37 am (GMT +12)	5.2 33 km	312 km (194 mi) to the E	215 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia	Info
Aug 31, 1998 02:34 am (GMT +12)	5.6 33 km	312 km (194 mi) to the E	225 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	Info
Saturday, August 29, 1998 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 29, 1998 07:57 pm (Kamchatka)	4.5 68 km		near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	Info
Friday, August 28, 1998 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 28, 1998 06:18 pm (Sakhalin)	4.0 150 km	14 km (8.7 mi) to the E	Kuril Islands (Russia)	Info
Thursday, August 27, 1998 GMT (3 quakes)
Aug 27, 1998 07:02 pm (GMT +11)	4.2 450 km	296 km (184 mi) to the E	Sea of Okhotsk (Russia)	Info
Aug 27, 1998 09:30 am (GMT +9)	4.7 33 km	290 km (180 mi) to the E	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	Info
Aug 27, 1998 11:08 am (GMT +11)	4.3 150 km	58 km (36 mi) to the E	Kuril Islands (Russia)	Info
Wednesday, August 26, 1998 GMT (2 quakes)
Aug 26, 1998 10:42 pm (GMT +10)	4.8 38 km	32 km (20 mi) to the E	Kuril Islands (Russia)	Info
Aug 26, 1998 11:54 am (GMT +10)	4.8 33 km	83 km (52 mi) to the E	Kuril Islands (Russia)	Info
Tuesday, August 25, 1998 GMT (2 quakes)
Aug 26, 1998 07:48 am (Kamchatka)	4.3 100 km		near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.5 x 10¹³ joules (18 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15464 tons of TNT or 1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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