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USGS us10006dvd

15 Aug 2016, 08:04

64 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 64 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.411500, 141.720300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006dvd
Coordinates
37.4115, 141.7203
Network
us
Significance
506