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USGS iscgem892920

17 May 1952, 10:48

145 km S of Kushiro, Japan

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 39.3 km depth.

Depth39.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 145 km S of Kushiro, Japan?

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41.666000, 144.429000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem892920
Coordinates
41.666, 144.429
Network
iscgem
Significance
624