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USGS us20009jb7

2 Jun 2017, 18:26

105 km ESE of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 105 km ESE of Hirara, Japan?

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24.368400, 126.225200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20009jb7
Coordinates
24.3684, 126.2252
Network
us
Significance
400