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USGS iscgem867525

7 May 1964, 08:58

83 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan

A magnitude 7 mw earthquake at 26.8 km depth.

Depth26.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan?

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40.349000, 139.026000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem867525
Coordinates
40.349, 139.026
Network
iscgem
Significance
754