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USGS iscgem892611

9 Mar 1952, 17:03

110 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 6.9 mw earthquake at 49.5 km depth.

Depth49.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 110 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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41.831000, 143.525000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem892611
Coordinates
41.831, 143.525
Network
iscgem
Significance
732