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USGS us2000iyzj

29 Dec 2018, 19:08

58 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 52 km depth.

Depth52 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 58 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.351300, 143.079000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000iyzj
Coordinates
42.3513, 143.079
Network
us
Significance
426