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USGS iscgem899647

7 Dec 1944, 05:35

1944 Toankai Earthquake

A magnitude 8.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated5 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 1944 Toankai Earthquake?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

33.730000, 136.200000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899647
Coordinates
33.73, 136.2
Network
iscgem
Significance
1009