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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgemsup909480
USGS iscgemsup909480

27 Aug 1927, 13:13

North Pacific Ocean

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is North Pacific Ocean?

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41.367000, 163.142000

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup909480
Coordinates
41.367, 163.142
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
588