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USGS usp000er5j

17 Aug 2006, 12:11

84 km SW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 55 km depth.

Depth55 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 84 km SW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia?

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55.617000, 161.686000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000er5j
Coordinates
55.617, 161.686
Network
us
Significance
500