Kuril+arc

Location: The Kuril arc is located off the east coast of Russia. It is in Russia's Sakhalin Oberst region. It extends over 1,300km northeast of Hokkiado, Japan to Kamchatka, Russia. It seperates the Sea of Ohthosk from the North Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands that make up the arc.

Tectonics: The Kuril Islands form part of the Pacific ring of Island. The islands are summits of stratovolcano

2006 Kuril Islands earthquake||~ Date || November 15, 2006 ( 2006-11-15 ) || [|Russia] ||
 * ~ Magnitude || 8.3 ||
 * ~ Depth || 30.3 km (18.8 miles) ||
 * ~ Epicenter location || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png]][|46°36′25″N 153°13′48 E﻿ / ﻿46.607°N 153.230°E﻿ / 46.607; 153.230] ||
 * ~ Countries or regions affected || [|Japan]

At about 11:45 UTC, tsunami warnings were issued in Japan, and a number of towns in this area were evacuated. Tsunami warnings, advisories and watches were also issued for the coastal areas of Alaska, Hawaii, parts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. JMA initially estimated tsunami waves to be as tall as 2 meters when it hit the Japanese northern and eastern coasts, but it turned out to be merely 40 centimeters when it reached Hanasaki Ko, Nemuro, Nemuro, Hokkaidō at 9:29 pm local time. The tsunami also hit the rest of Hokkaidō and Tōhoku Region. Tsunami also hit as far as Anami in Kagoshima Prefecture and Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, and reached the Hawaiian and California coasts. A 176-centimetre wave in the Crescent City, California harbor caused an estimated $1.1 million in damage to the docks there. The United States authorities had issued warnings for the Russian Far East, Japan, Wake Island and Midway Atoll.




 * __The Atlasov Earthquake 2007__**


 * On the January 13, 2007
 * Magnitude 8.3
 * Generated a tsunami alert, but a tsunami reached Crescent City, California and caused only minor damage.
 * The second northernmost island is a perect volcanic island similar to Mount Fuji, Japan.