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USGS us200026su

15 Apr 2015, 20:55

136 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 136 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.392800, 143.527400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200026su
Coordinates
39.3928, 143.5274
Network
us
Significance
414