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USGS iscgem901923

1 May 1939, 17:05

18 km WNW of Tenn?, Japan

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 18 km WNW of Tenn?, Japan?

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39.978000, 139.771000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem901923
Coordinates
39.978, 139.771
Network
iscgem
Significance
678