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USGS iscgem893662

5 Nov 1952, 05:57

140 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 32.8 km depth.

Depth32.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 140 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.416000, 156.302000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem893662
Coordinates
49.416, 156.302
Network
iscgem
Significance
654