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USGS iscgem910348

1 Feb 1925, 05:24

56 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.830000, 147.428000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem910348

Coordinates

43.83, 147.428

Network

iscgem

Significance

670