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USGS usp000gzm6

25 Jul 2009, 12:32

41 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 97.9 km depth.

Depth97.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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44.857000, 147.973000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gzm6
Coordinates
44.857, 147.973
Network
us
Significance
385