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USGS us2000aj8s

10 Sept 2017, 09:44

75 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth

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Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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41.781300, 142.893200

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us2000aj8s

Coordinates

41.7813, 142.8932

Network

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Significance

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