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USGS us20007fta

21 Oct 2016, 06:07

6 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 5.6 km depth.

Depth5.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 February 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan?

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35.374300, 133.809200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20007fta
Coordinates
35.3743, 133.8092
Network
us
Significance
1128