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USGS usp000bkqx

15 Dec 2002, 04:08

261 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 50.3 km depth.

Depth50.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 261 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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48.486000, 154.796000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bkqx
Coordinates
48.486, 154.796
Network
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Significance
385