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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usd0015edq
USGS usd0015edq

17 Aug 2026, 13:38

72 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 54.7 km depth.

Depth54.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

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53.024000, 159.710600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usd0015edq
Coordinates
53.024, 159.7106
Network
us
Significance
518