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USGS us6000hf98

21 Apr 2022, 13:38

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 20.7 km depth.

Depth20.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 June 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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46.085000, 152.871000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000hf98
Coordinates
46.085, 152.871
Network
us
Significance
385