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USGS iscgem866869

16 Jun 1964, 07:53

52 km W of Tsuruoka, Japan

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km W of Tsuruoka, Japan?

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38.693000, 139.218000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem866869
Coordinates
38.693, 139.218
Network
iscgem
Significance
642