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USGS us70008qec

7 Apr 2020, 07:27

209 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 45.3 km depth.

Depth45.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 209 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.141400, 157.818800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70008qec
Coordinates
49.1414, 157.8188
Network
us
Significance
400