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USGS usp000bkxb
18 Dec 2002, 11:09
70 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 53 km depth.
Published location
Where is 70 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?
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52.882000, 159.660000
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Event ID
usp000bkxb
Coordinates
52.882, 159.66
Network
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Significance
416