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USGS us6000fvl5

18 Oct 2021, 09:24

79 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 172.9 km depth.

Depth172.9 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 S of Mil’kovo, Russia?

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53.981400, 158.633800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000fvl5
Coordinates
53.9814, 158.6338
Network
us
Significance
432