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USGS us1000hcxg

11 Oct 2018, 00:19

172 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 December 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 172 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.126500, 156.302000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hcxg
Coordinates
49.1265, 156.302
Network
us
Significance
416