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USGS iscgem868145

30 May 1964, 15:30

67 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 47.6 km depth.

Depth47.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 67 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan?

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36.204000, 141.339000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem868145
Coordinates
36.204, 141.339
Network
iscgem
Significance
603