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USGS usp000adgb

18 Apr 2001, 14:01

177 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 70.6 km depth.

Depth70.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 177 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.080000, 155.979000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000adgb
Coordinates
49.08, 155.979
Network
us
Significance
432