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USGS iscgem16957883

21 Jan 1906, 13:49

50 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan

A magnitude 7.4 mw earthquake at 300 km depth.

Depth300 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan?

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34.175000, 138.025000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem16957883
Coordinates
34.175, 138.025
Network
iscgem
Significance
842