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USGS usp000h246

30 Sept 2009, 22:34

49 km SW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 15.5 km depth.

Depth15.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km SW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia?

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

55.865000, 162.032000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h246
Coordinates
55.865, 162.032
Network
us
Significance
385