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USGS usp000h15h

2 Sept 2009, 13:24

86 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 52.1 km depth.

Depth52.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 86 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.804000, 147.796000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h15h
Coordinates
43.804, 147.796
Network
us
Significance
385