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USGS us6000dfmk

8 Feb 2021, 16:56

62 km W of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 64.1 km depth.

Depth64.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 April 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km W of Yonakuni, Japan?

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24.390400, 122.389200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dfmk
Coordinates
24.3904, 122.3892
Network
us
Significance
401