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USGS usp00078rw

10 Dec 1995, 22:23

176 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.4 mwb earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 176 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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44.351000, 149.742000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00078rw
Coordinates
44.351, 149.742
Network
us
Significance
630