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USGS us10006mmx

7 Sept 2016, 10:42

22 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 112.1 km depth.

Depth112.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 December 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.379700, 142.638000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006mmx
Coordinates
42.3797, 142.638
Network
us
Significance
385