QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem798843
USGS iscgem798843
5 Feb 1970, 13:46
east of the Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 26.3 km depth.
Published location
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46.952000, 154.172000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem798843
Coordinates
46.952, 154.172
Network
iscgem
Significance
558