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USGS us1000eb6b

24 May 2018, 12:12

124 km NNW of Nago, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 118.4 km depth.

Depth118.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 August 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 124 km NNW of Nago, Japan?

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27.714200, 127.702100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000eb6b
Coordinates
27.7142, 127.7021
Network
us
Significance
385