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USGS iscgem911526

1 Sept 1923, 03:58

5 km SSE of ?iso, Japan

A magnitude 8 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SSE of ?iso, Japan?

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35.274000, 139.344000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem911526
Coordinates
35.274, 139.344
Network
iscgem
Significance
975