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USGS usp000ae72

30 Apr 2001, 03:02

54 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 47.9 km depth.

Depth47.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.881000, 147.392000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ae72
Coordinates
43.881, 147.392
Network
us
Significance
465