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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000bsv3
USGS usp000bsv3

17 Mar 2003, 08:49

123 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 123 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

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52.420000, 160.157000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bsv3
Coordinates
52.42, 160.157
Network
us
Significance
416