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USGS iscgem819452

28 Jul 1968, 22:12

273 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 24.5 km depth.

Depth24.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 273 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia?

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55.375000, 166.575000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem819452
Coordinates
55.375, 166.575
Network
iscgem
Significance
567