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USGS us6000fver

17 Oct 2021, 13:05

159 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 43.6 km depth.

Depth43.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 159 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.244200, 155.968600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000fver
Coordinates
49.2442, 155.9686
Network
us
Significance
385