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USGS iscgem908714

1 Jun 1928, 14:12

117 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 117 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.437000, 143.317000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908714
Coordinates
39.437, 143.317
Network
iscgem
Significance
701