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USGS iscgem903917

2 Nov 1936, 20:45

83 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 7.3 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 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 83 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.279000, 142.235000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem903917
Coordinates
38.279, 142.235
Network
iscgem
Significance
809