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USGS us10008m2m

29 Apr 2017, 21:22

38 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 20.6 km depth.

Depth20.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 July 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan?

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30.772400, 131.404300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008m2m
Coordinates
30.7724, 131.4043
Network
us
Significance
385