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USGS iscgem802552

23 Nov 1969, 00:09

172 km NNE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

A magnitude 7.4 mw earthquake at 32.7 km depth.

Depth32.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 172 km NNE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia?

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57.668000, 163.510000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem802552
Coordinates
57.668, 163.51
Network
iscgem
Significance
852