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USGS usp000bmb9

24 Dec 2002, 14:43

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 67.2 km depth.

Depth67.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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50.007000, 156.164000

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What the numbers mean

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.5

east of the Kuril Islands

M 5.5

111 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 5.5

76 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

M 5.5

Kuril Islands

M 5.5

Kuril Islands

M 5.5

224 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bmb9
Coordinates
50.007, 156.164
Network
us
Significance
465