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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgemsup806097
USGS iscgemsup806097

20 Aug 1969, 08:50

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 105 km depth.

Depth105 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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47.941000, 153.680000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.32

160 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.33

280 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.31

179 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.3

168 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.3

155 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.35

183 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup806097
Coordinates
47.941, 153.68
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
614