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USGS usp00050df

13 Dec 1991, 19:55

266 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 48.2 km depth.

Depth48.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 266 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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45.435000, 151.270000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00050df
Coordinates
45.435, 151.27
Network
us
Significance
630