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USGS usp0009we1

13 Jul 2000, 16:50

139 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 81 km depth.

Depth81 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.446000, 155.768000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009we1
Coordinates
49.446, 155.768
Network
us
Significance
432