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USGS iscgemsup16958044

13 Jul 1909, 13:13

232 km WSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.5 ms earthquake at 250 km depth.

Depth250 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 232 km WSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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50.260000, 152.918000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16958044
Coordinates
50.26, 152.918
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
650