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USGS usp000grqc

28 Dec 2008, 13:31

294 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 37.8 km depth.

Depth37.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 294 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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48.284000, 154.365000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000grqc
Coordinates
48.284, 154.365
Network
us
Significance
449