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USGS us2000k7dg

29 Mar 2019, 20:55

13 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 27.3 km depth.

Depth27.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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30.615900, 131.023000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000k7dg
Coordinates
30.6159, 131.023
Network
us
Significance
400