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USGS us6000559v

15 Aug 2019, 06:32

19 km NW of Misawa, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 86 km depth.

Depth86 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 19 km NW of Misawa, Japan?

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40.827500, 141.244100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000559v
Coordinates
40.8275, 141.2441
Network
us
Significance
463