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USGS usp0004mzv

16 Feb 1991, 01:23

297 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 38.9 km depth.

Depth38.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 297 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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48.268000, 154.328000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004mzv
Coordinates
48.268, 154.328
Network
us
Significance
572