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USGS usp0009msf

28 Jan 2000, 14:21

84 km S of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 6.8 mwc earthquake at 61.1 km depth.

Depth61.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 84 km S of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.046000, 146.837000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009msf
Coordinates
43.046, 146.837
Network
us
Significance
711