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USGS iscgem826416

21 Feb 1968, 00:51

11 km ESE of Ōkuchi-shinohara, Japan

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth

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Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km ESE of Ōkuchi-shinohara, Japan?

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32.040000, 130.738000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem826416

Coordinates

32.04, 130.738

Network

iscgem

Significance

567