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USGS iscgemsup913945

8 Oct 1915, 15:36

139 km S of Ōyama, Japan

A magnitude 7 mB earthquake at 290 km depth.

Depth290 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 March 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km S of Ōyama, Japan?

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33.353000, 138.045000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup913945
Coordinates
33.353, 138.045
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
754