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USGS iscgem902745

6 Nov 1938, 08:53

116 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 7.7 mw earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 116 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.382000, 142.305000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem902745
Coordinates
37.382, 142.305
Network
iscgem
Significance
912