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USGS us70006qjc

24 Dec 2019, 14:36

50 km SSE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 93.9 km depth.

Depth93.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km SSE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia?

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43.601800, 146.065700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006qjc
Coordinates
43.6018, 146.0657
Network
us
Significance
385