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USGS us1000h7cn

5 Oct 2018, 00:58

35 km E of Tomakomai, Japan

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 16.9 km depth.

Depth16.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km E of Tomakomai, Japan?

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42.598800, 142.035900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000h7cn
Coordinates
42.5988, 142.0359
Network
us
Significance
386