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USGS usp000grn6

27 Dec 2008, 19:16

126 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 126 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.934000, 148.283000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000grn6
Coordinates
43.934, 148.283
Network
us
Significance
400