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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0003van
USGS usp0003van

17 May 1989, 06:04

166 km WNW of Neryungri, Russia

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 30.7 km depth.

Depth30.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 166 km WNW of Neryungri, Russia?

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57.086000, 122.018000

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M 5.6

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M 6.7

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003van
Coordinates
57.086, 122.018
Network
us
Significance
554