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USGS iscgem891539

5 Mar 1953, 21:01

102 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 52 km depth.

Depth52 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 102 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia?

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51.653000, 157.955000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem891539
Coordinates
51.653, 157.955
Network
iscgem
Significance
613