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USGS iscgem781391

19 Aug 1971, 23:15

162 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 38.8 km depth.

Depth38.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 162 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.284000, 155.430000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem781391
Coordinates
49.284, 155.43
Network
iscgem
Significance
620