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USGS iscgem877216

19 Aug 1961, 06:33

19 km E of Katsuyama, Japan

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 19 km E of Katsuyama, Japan?

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36.088000, 136.712000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem877216
Coordinates
36.088, 136.712
Network
iscgem
Significance
711