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USGS us6000i8me

6 Aug 2022, 12:48

261 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 261 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia?

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51.159400, 160.910300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000i8me
Coordinates
51.1594, 160.9103
Network
us
Significance
385