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USGS us20006hg4

25 Jul 2016, 16:11

72 km E of Nago, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 72 km E of Nago, Japan?

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26.508100, 128.702000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20006hg4
Coordinates
26.5081, 128.702
Network
us
Significance
423