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USGS iscgem913430

15 Mar 1917, 00:14

148 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6.9 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 148 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.482000, 143.674000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913430
Coordinates
39.482, 143.674
Network
iscgem
Significance
737