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USGS us20003g79

4 Sept 2015, 05:49

105 km S of Koshima, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 105 km S of Koshima, Japan?

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29.281900, 130.596800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20003g79
Coordinates
29.2819, 130.5968
Network
us
Significance
416