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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem911269
USGS iscgem911269

2 Feb 1923, 01:06

237 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 237 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

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52.261000, 161.885000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem911269
Coordinates
52.261, 161.885
Network
iscgem
Significance
691