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USGS iscgem893909

18 Dec 1952, 09:20

258 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 16.4 km depth.

Depth16.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 258 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

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53.620000, 162.394000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.2

155 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.2

82 km N of Yelizovo, Russia

M 6.2

48 km SSW of Mil’kovo, Russia

M 6.17

137 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

M 6.22

143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.16

164 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem893909
Coordinates
53.62, 162.394
Network
iscgem
Significance
589