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USGS us6000ibsp

18 Aug 2022, 06:46

65 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 46.9 km depth.

Depth46.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 November 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 65 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.595900, 141.726200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ibsp
Coordinates
37.5959, 141.7262
Network
us
Significance
406