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USGS us20005k66

20 Apr 2016, 13:19

65 km ENE of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 33.1 km depth.

Depth33.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km ENE of Namie, Japan?

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37.801300, 141.621600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005k66
Coordinates
37.8013, 141.6216
Network
us
Significance
547