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USGS us1000g6hl

10 Aug 2018, 19:12

261 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 27 km depth.

Depth27 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 261 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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48.459300, 154.939000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000g6hl
Coordinates
48.4593, 154.939
Network
us
Significance
554