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USGS usp000gvv4

7 Apr 2009, 05:23

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 6.9 mwc earthquake at 31 km depth.

Depth31 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

46.049000, 151.548000

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What the numbers mean

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.9

264 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.9

107 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia

M 6.88

243 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.88

78 km E of Shikotan, Russia

M 6.87

120 km E of Shikotan, Russia

M 6.95

281 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gvv4
Coordinates
46.049, 151.548
Network
us
Significance
732