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USGS iscgem770771

21 Aug 1972, 07:23

289 km E of Poronaysk, Russia

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 586.9 km depth.

Depth586.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 289 km E of Poronaysk, Russia?

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49.471000, 147.063000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem770771
Coordinates
49.471, 147.063
Network
iscgem
Significance
597