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USGS usp000gmum

3 Nov 2008, 09:33

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 76.9 km depth.

Depth76.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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46.635000, 152.288000

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What the numbers mean

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

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M 5

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gmum
Coordinates
46.635, 152.288
Network
us
Significance
385