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USGS us2000h8g8

4 Sept 2018, 23:58

15 km WNW of Katav-Ivanovsk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km WNW of Katav-Ivanovsk, Russia?

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54.807800, 57.977800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000h8g8
Coordinates
54.8078, 57.9778
Network
us
Significance
386