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USGS iscgem899128

9 Oct 1945, 14:36

47 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 60 km depth.

Depth60 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.779000, 147.317000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem899128

Coordinates

43.779, 147.317

Network

iscgem

Significance

672