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USGS us200028jz

23 Apr 2015, 15:31

44 km NNE of Makubetsu, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 309.6 km depth.

Depth309.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km NNE of Makubetsu, Japan?

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45.717700, 142.105500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200028jz
Coordinates
45.7177, 142.1055
Network
us
Significance
385