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USGS us10006fpt

22 Aug 2016, 07:11

71 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.325100, 142.113000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006fpt
Coordinates
38.3251, 142.113
Network
us
Significance
403