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USGS us6000ft6w

9 Oct 2021, 06:31

52 km NNE of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 52.7 km depth.

Depth52.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 December 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km NNE of Miyako, Japan?

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40.076500, 142.205700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ft6w
Coordinates
40.0765, 142.2057
Network
us
Significance
385