A great earthquake occurred 495 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Kuril Islands, Russia and 1665 km NE of Tokyo, Japan at 11:14 UTC, 15 November 2006 (21:14 local time in Russia). The earthquake was felt at Misawa and Yokosuka, Japan and at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia. The tsunami was recorded (2 JMA) in eastern and south-central Hokkaido. A tsunami was also recorded (1 JMA) in western Hokkaido and in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures, Honshu.
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1) Alert Information |
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2) Field Survey |
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3) Sea Level |
- Sea Level Plots - 1 Days - (PDF 251 KB)
National Tidal Centre, Bureau of Meterology
- Sea Level Plots - 6 Days - (PDF 244 KB)
National Tidal Centre, Bureau of Meterology
- Sea Level Data
National Tidal Centre, Bureau of Meterology
- Lombrum, Manus Island, PNG
- Fongafale, Funafuti, Tuvalu
- Apia, Upolu, Samoa
- Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
- Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji
- Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga
- Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Crescent City & North Spit Tide Gauges - (DOC 114 KB)
Humboldt State University
- PTWC Tsunami Observations - (DOC 139 KB)
US NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- Tsunami Observed at Sea Level Gauges in New Zealand - (PDF 280 KB)
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
- Note d'information rapide sur le séisme des îles Kouriles (French)
Department Analyse Surveillance Environment (DASE), France
- Sea Level Data (Website)
NOAA/PMEL/Center for Tsunami Research
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4) Seismic |
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5) Model Simulations |
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6) Media |
- November 15, 2006 News Articles
- November 16, 2006 News Articles
- November 17, 2006 News Articles
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7) Links |
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