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USGS iscgem821004

22 Jun 1968, 02:12

166 km E of Noda, Japan

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 20.9 km depth.

Depth20.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 166 km E of Noda, Japan?

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40.404000, 143.740000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem821004
Coordinates
40.404, 143.74
Network
iscgem
Significance
574