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USGS iscgem780077

8 Sept 1971, 12:48

56 km W of Shebunino, Russia

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 26.9 km depth.

Depth26.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km W of Shebunino, Russia?

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46.378000, 141.126000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem780077
Coordinates
46.378, 141.126
Network
iscgem
Significance
713