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USGS us6000aeb3

18 Jun 2020, 17:42

56 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 August 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan?

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24.898900, 123.292000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000aeb3
Coordinates
24.8989, 123.292
Network
us
Significance
385