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USGS iscgem897612

28 Oct 1948, 21:45

46 km E of ?arai, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km E of ?arai, Japan?

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36.374000, 141.101000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897612
Coordinates
36.374, 141.101
Network
iscgem
Significance
609