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USGS usp000h4fk

27 Nov 2009, 04:36

42 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 64.4 km depth.

Depth64.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.907000, 147.235000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h4fk
Coordinates
43.907, 147.235
Network
us
Significance
385