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USGS us2000hgj3

5 Sept 2018, 19:17

32 km E of Tomakomai, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 November 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 32 km E of Tomakomai, Japan?

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42.638900, 142.001000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000hgj3
Coordinates
42.6389, 142.001
Network
us
Significance
432