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USGS us6000mj1p

15 Mar 2024, 11:04

46 km E of Tatsugō, Japan

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 15.8 km depth.

Depth15.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 May 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km E of Tatsugō, Japan?

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28.432000, 130.075300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000mj1p
Coordinates
28.432, 130.0753
Network
us
Significance
385