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USGS iscgem873258

13 Oct 1963, 16:59

214 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 214 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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45.489000, 150.592000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem873258
Coordinates
45.489, 150.592
Network
iscgem
Significance
576