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USGS us10004djn

11 Jan 2016, 17:08

74 km NW of Rumoi, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 238.8 km depth.

Depth238.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km NW of Rumoi, Japan?

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44.476100, 141.086700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004djn
Coordinates
44.4761, 141.0867
Network
us
Significance
594