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USGS usp000gwef

21 Apr 2009, 06:26

80 km WNW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 152 km depth.

Depth152 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km WNW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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50.833000, 155.009000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwef
Coordinates
50.833, 155.009
Network
us
Significance
591