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USGS us10004ben

5 Jan 2016, 02:21

166 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 4.7 km depth.

Depth4.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 166 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan?

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30.613200, 132.733700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004ben
Coordinates
30.6132, 132.7337
Network
us
Significance
518