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USGS usp000gvub

6 Apr 2009, 10:47

271 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 46.9 km depth.

Depth46.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 271 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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48.389000, 154.819000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gvub
Coordinates
48.389, 154.819
Network
us
Significance
400