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USGS us2000isb3

11 Dec 2018, 00:26

34 km W of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 112.4 km depth.

Depth112.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 34 km W of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.794600, 146.287400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000isb3
Coordinates
43.7946, 146.2874
Network
us
Significance
385