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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp00063u1
USGS usp00063u1

17 Nov 1993, 11:18

125 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 33.2 km depth.

Depth33.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 125 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia?

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51.816000, 158.659000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00063u1
Coordinates
51.816, 158.659
Network
us
Significance
554