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USGS us20005imz

15 Apr 2016, 19:03

5 km WSW of Aso, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 mwr earthquake at 4.4 km depth.

Depth4.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km WSW of Aso, Japan?

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32.919600, 131.021200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005imz
Coordinates
32.9196, 131.0212
Network
us
Significance
450