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USGS iscgem908213

14 Jul 1929, 10:36

219 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 70 km depth.

Depth70 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 219 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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48.951000, 154.633000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908213
Coordinates
48.951, 154.633
Network
iscgem
Significance
648