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USGS us20002axt

3 May 2015, 05:02

40 km ENE of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 45.4 km depth.

Depth45.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km ENE of Namie, Japan?

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37.558800, 141.453000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20002axt
Coordinates
37.5588, 141.453
Network
us
Significance
391