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USGS usp000h4z4

12 Dec 2009, 02:16

19 km W of Paratunka, Russia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 128.1 km depth.

Depth128.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 19 km W of Paratunka, Russia?

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52.992000, 157.972000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h4z4
Coordinates
52.992, 157.972
Network
us
Significance
400