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USGS us10003ye7

14 Nov 2015, 20:34

139 km W of Makurazaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 139 km W of Makurazaki, Japan?

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31.330300, 128.853000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10003ye7
Coordinates
31.3303, 128.853
Network
us
Significance
400