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USGS us6000ftu3

12 Oct 2021, 00:10

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 70 km depth.

Depth70 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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48.297500, 153.750900

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What the numbers mean

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

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M 5.8

80 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 5.8

149 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 5.8

107 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ftu3
Coordinates
48.2975, 153.7509
Network
us
Significance
518