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USGS usp000jwca

2 Dec 2012, 23:45

285 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 41.9 km depth.

Depth41.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 285 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia?

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45.701000, 151.470000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jwca
Coordinates
45.701, 151.47
Network
us
Significance
385