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USGS iscgem890116

23 Nov 1955, 06:29

48 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 53.3 km depth.

Depth53.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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50.722000, 156.805000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem890116
Coordinates
50.722, 156.805
Network
iscgem
Significance
693