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USGS us6000hlee

16 May 2022, 06:25

5 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 93.8 km depth.

Depth93.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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50.650500, 156.191200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000hlee
Coordinates
50.6505, 156.1912
Network
us
Significance
449