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USGS iscgem871098

6 Jan 1964, 23:45

77 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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50.859000, 157.184000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem871098
Coordinates
50.859, 157.184
Network
iscgem
Significance
584