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USGS iscgem820262

12 Jun 1968, 22:57

88 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 30.8 km depth.

Depth30.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 88 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.356000, 142.967000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem820262
Coordinates
39.356, 142.967
Network
iscgem
Significance
597