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USGS usb000qe6z

8 May 2014, 16:52

116 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 56.8 km depth.

Depth56.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 116 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.627400, 156.151900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000qe6z
Coordinates
49.6274, 156.1519
Network
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Significance
416