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USGS us2000j02g

3 Jan 2019, 17:57

79 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 68 km depth.

Depth68 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 79 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

53.333500, 159.734700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000j02g
Coordinates
53.3335, 159.7347
Network
us
Significance
385