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USGS iscgem887426

25 Oct 1957, 10:03

39 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 50.1 km depth.

Depth50.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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50.388000, 156.455000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem887426
Coordinates
50.388, 156.455
Network
iscgem
Significance
630