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USGS us100086pe

3 Mar 2017, 08:27

Hokkaido, Japan region

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 66.3 km depth.

Depth66.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated24 May 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Hokkaido, Japan region?

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43.113200, 145.667800

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us100086pe

Coordinates

43.1132, 145.6678

Network

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Significance

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