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USGS us20002wsa

11 Jul 2015, 12:27

104 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 mwb earthquake at 40.6 km depth.

Depth40.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.888700, 148.010700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20002wsa
Coordinates
43.8887, 148.0107
Network
us
Significance
416