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USGS iscgem911950

5 Jul 1922, 21:20

6 km E of Kamaishi, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 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

Published location

Where is 6 km E of Kamaishi, Japan?

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39.286000, 141.938000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem911950
Coordinates
39.286, 141.938
Network
iscgem
Significance
595