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USGS us6000c8x1

17 Oct 2020, 05:48

169 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 60.4 km depth.

Depth60.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 December 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 169 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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45.371300, 150.023400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000c8x1
Coordinates
45.3713, 150.0234
Network
us
Significance
416