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USGS iscgem798861

6 Feb 1970, 01:11

195 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 21.3 km depth.

Depth21.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 195 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia?

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54.565000, 163.467000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem798861

Coordinates

54.565, 163.467

Network

iscgem

Significance

561