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USGS iscgem903180

26 Jul 1937, 20:56

42 km E of Onagawa Ch?, Japan

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 42 km E of Onagawa Ch?, Japan?

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38.387000, 141.925000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem903180
Coordinates
38.387, 141.925
Network
iscgem
Significance
678