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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000bew7
USGS usp000bew7

20 Oct 2002, 02:34

108 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 46.5 km depth.

Depth46.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 108 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

52.933000, 160.250000

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off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bew7
Coordinates
52.933, 160.25
Network
us
Significance
400