Earthquakes and Tsunamis (November 15, 2006, and January 13, 2007) in the Central Kuril Islands Region: A Justified Prediction

摘要

On November 15, 2006, at 11:14 UTC, one of the strongest tsunamigenous earthquakes occurred near the Russian coast in the region of the Central Kuril Islands. Its magnitude was M_W = 8.3, and the epicenter was located on the island slope of the deep Kuril-Kamchatka Trench 90 km southeast of Simushir Island (Fig. 1). The earthquake generated a tsunami that was manifested over the entire Pacific Ocean and was recorded with high accuracy by numerous coastal pressure gauges and by a large number of deep-water stations located in the open part of the ocean.