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August 25, 2006

Magnitude 6.4 Earthquakes in Russia and Argentina

A magnitude 6.4 quake occurred in Salta, Argentina at: 24.32S 66.89W Depth 157km Fri Aug 25 00:44:43 2006 UTC. Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Aug 25 00:44:43 2006
Time Near Epicenter Thu Aug 24 21:44:43 2006
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Thu Aug 24 20:44:43 2006
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Thu Aug 24 19:44:43 2006
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Thu Aug 24 18:44:43 2006
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Thu Aug 24 17:44:43 2006
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Thu Aug 24 16:44:43 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Aug 24 14:44:43 2006
Location with respect to nearby cities:
155 km (100 miles) WNW of Salta, Argentina (pop 462,000)
160 km (100 miles) W of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina (pop 230,000)
295 km (180 miles) SE of Calama, Chile
1380 km (860 miles) NW of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit near the east coast of Kamchatka. This occurred at: 51.19N 157.52E Depth 70km Thu Aug 24 21:50:39 2006 UTC Time: Universal Time (UTC) Thu Aug 24 21:50:39 2006.
Location with respect to nearby cities:
115 km (70 miles) ENE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia (pop N/A)
220 km (135 miles) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2235 km (1390 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
6930 km (4310 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia

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