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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem898584
USGS iscgem898584

13 Sept 1946, 19:59

74 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia?

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52.266000, 158.386000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.23

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M 6.22

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M 6.21

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M 6.26

206 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

M 6.2

151 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.2

east of the Kuril Islands

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem898584
Coordinates
52.266, 158.386
Network
iscgem
Significance
597