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USGS iscgemsup893655

4 Nov 1952, 22:13

182 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 22.7 km depth.

Depth22.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 182 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

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52.930000, 161.332000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup893655
Coordinates
52.93, 161.332
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
650