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USGS iscgem874937

23 Jun 1962, 10:44

Ryukyu Islands, Japan

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 23 km depth.

Depth23 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Ryukyu Islands, Japan?

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25.480000, 128.327000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem874937

Coordinates

25.48, 128.327

Network

iscgem

Significance

654