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USGS us10005fp7

7 May 2016, 06:42

97 km W of Makurazaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 97 km W of Makurazaki, Japan?

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31.261800, 129.297000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10005fp7
Coordinates
31.2618, 129.297
Network
us
Significance
432