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From: CX2SADate: Tue, 17 Mar 26 14:54:00 Z
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Subject: (M5.0) Kuril Islands 47.2 153.6
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== PRELIMINARY REPORT ==
Event type: Earthquake
Region: Kuril Islands
Geographic coordinates: 47.195N, 153.568E
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 43 km
Universal Time (UTC): 17 Mar 2026 14:32:45
Time near the Epicenter (1): 18 Mar 2026 01:32:45
Time in your area (1): 17 Mar 2026 11:32:45
Location with respect to nearby cities:
430.0 km (266.6 mi) SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
725.6 km (449.9 mi) SSW of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
746.0 km (462.5 mi) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
749.8 km (464.8 mi) SSW of Yelizovo, Russia
760.1 km (471.3 mi) ENE of Nemuro, Japan
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS
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event ID : us 6000sgv2
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000sgv2?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime
or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
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