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USGS iscgem849501

23 Mar 1966, 01:04

51 km S of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km S of Yonakuni, Japan?

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24.006000, 122.958000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem849501
Coordinates
24.006, 122.958
Network
iscgem
Significance
591