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USGS usp000jfhz

28 Feb 2012, 15:24

173 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 41.8 km depth.

Depth41.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 173 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia?

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49.115000, 156.127000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jfhz
Coordinates
49.115, 156.127
Network
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Significance
385