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USGS us200041x2

4 Nov 2015, 13:47

43 km E of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 95.7 km depth.

Depth95.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 January 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 43 km E of Nemuro, Japan?

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43.334800, 146.109400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200041x2
Coordinates
43.3348, 146.1094
Network
us
Significance
385