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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem897726
USGS iscgem897726

24 Jan 1947, 16:47

67 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 67 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan?

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33.149000, 135.146000

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M 6.33

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M 6.5

17 km WSW of Tanabe, Japan

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897726
Coordinates
33.149, 135.146
Network
iscgem
Significance
630