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USGS iscgem876452

23 Apr 1961, 10:01

189 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 31.6 km depth.

Depth31.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 189 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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44.934000, 150.244000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem876452
Coordinates
44.934, 150.244
Network
iscgem
Significance
682