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USGS iscgem877785

6 Dec 1961, 16:39

165 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 49.2 km depth.

Depth49.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 165 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.259000, 155.404000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem877785
Coordinates
49.259, 155.404
Network
iscgem
Significance
601