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USGS usp0009ysz

19 Aug 2000, 18:26

35 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 62.4 km depth.

Depth62.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.816000, 147.167000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009ysz
Coordinates
43.816, 147.167
Network
us
Significance
500