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USGS us1000axge

27 Oct 2017, 10:38

244 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 69.9 km depth.

Depth69.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 January 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 244 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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45.655000, 150.937600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000axge
Coordinates
45.655, 150.9376
Network
us
Significance
385