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USGS usp000dcg4

3 Jan 2005, 17:00

180 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 41.4 km depth.

Depth41.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 180 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.050000, 156.182000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dcg4
Coordinates
49.05, 156.182
Network
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Significance
385