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USGS us7000i26g

24 Aug 2022, 23:43

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 62.8 km depth.

Depth62.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 November 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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47.835300, 153.782900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000i26g
Coordinates
47.8353, 153.7829
Network
us
Significance
385