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USGS usp000hzjc

8 Apr 2011, 19:42

61 km E of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 54.4 km depth.

Depth54.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 61 km E of Shikotan, Russia?

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43.721000, 147.481000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hzjc
Coordinates
43.721, 147.481
Network
us
Significance
432