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USGS usp0007chh

7 Feb 1996, 21:36

158 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 7.2 mw earthquake at 42.6 km depth.

Depth42.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 158 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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45.324000, 149.892000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007chh
Coordinates
45.324, 149.892
Network
us
Significance
798