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USGS usc000lyp5

8 Jan 2014, 16:50

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 55.4 km depth.

Depth55.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 March 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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46.649700, 153.048100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000lyp5
Coordinates
46.6497, 153.0481
Network
us
Significance
385