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USGS us20002ki3

30 May 2015, 12:23

Bonin Islands, Japan region

A magnitude 7.8 mww earthquake at 664 km depth.

Depth664 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 May 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Bonin Islands, Japan region?

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27.838600, 140.493100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20002ki3
Coordinates
27.8386, 140.4931
Network
us
Significance
1152