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USGS us1000e3p8

12 May 2018, 17:49

55 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 44 km depth.

Depth44 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.484700, 141.928700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000e3p8
Coordinates
38.4847, 141.9287
Network
us
Significance
386