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USGS usp0002tee

2 May 1986, 11:30

145 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 14.8 km depth.

Depth14.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 145 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia?

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55.172000, 163.843000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002tee
Coordinates
55.172, 163.843
Network
us
Significance
711