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USGS us6000rc4t

22 Sept 2025, 19:18

172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia?

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51.523500, 159.448200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rc4t
Coordinates
51.5235, 159.4482
Network
us
Significance
482