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USGS iscgem902835

30 Nov 1938, 02:29

99 km E of Iwaki, Japan

A magnitude 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 99 km E of Iwaki, Japan?

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37.036000, 142.002000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem902835
Coordinates
37.036, 142.002
Network
iscgem
Significance
762