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USGS usp0001tb9

26 Feb 1983, 07:10

163 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 56 km depth.

Depth56 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 163 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.243000, 155.601000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0001tb9
Coordinates
49.243, 155.601
Network
us
Significance
630