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USGS usp000h5e7

28 Dec 2009, 08:05

Kuril Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 122.2 km depth.

Depth122.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kuril Islands?

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47.735000, 153.094000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h5e7
Coordinates
47.735, 153.094
Network
us
Significance
400