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USGS us6000g88v

1 Dec 2021, 16:58

1 km SSW of Tsukuba, Japan

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 51.7 km depth.

Depth51.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 1 km SSW of Tsukuba, Japan?

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36.187500, 140.091100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000g88v
Coordinates
36.1875, 140.0911
Network
us
Significance
496