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USGS us20004whr

2 Feb 2016, 05:31

86 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 12.2 km depth.

Depth12.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 86 km E of Miyako, Japan?

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39.710200, 142.946300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20004whr
Coordinates
39.7102, 142.9463
Network
us
Significance
436