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USGS usp000h4wy

9 Dec 2009, 23:25

83 km S of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 45.7 km depth.

Depth45.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km S of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.049000, 146.735000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h4wy
Coordinates
43.049, 146.735
Network
us
Significance
416