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USGS usp0007dq2

22 Feb 1996, 14:59

52 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.3 mwb earthquake at 124.2 km depth.

Depth124.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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45.263000, 148.542000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007dq2
Coordinates
45.263, 148.542
Network
us
Significance
611