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USGS usp000h4hj

28 Nov 2009, 17:49

66 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 61.7 km depth.

Depth61.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

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52.956000, 159.627000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h4hj
Coordinates
52.956, 159.627
Network
us
Significance
400