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USGS iscgem894006

8 Jan 1951, 18:32

8 km NW of ?hara, Japan

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 55 km depth.

Depth55 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 8 km NW of ?hara, Japan?

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35.304000, 140.329000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem894006
Coordinates
35.304, 140.329
Network
iscgem
Significance
567