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USGS iscgem893603

26 Oct 1952, 15:46

119 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 27.8 km depth.

Depth27.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.515000, 143.336000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem893603
Coordinates
39.515, 143.336
Network
iscgem
Significance
678