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USGS us6000gbl8

12 Dec 2021, 06:47

155 km ESE of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 February 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 155 km ESE of Hirara, Japan?

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24.170800, 126.677000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000gbl8
Coordinates
24.1708, 126.677
Network
us
Significance
385