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USGS us6000mu8k

27 Apr 2024, 09:35

Bonin Islands, Japan region

A magnitude 6.5 mww earthquake at 496 km depth.

Depth496 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Bonin Islands, Japan region?

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27.820900, 139.618600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000mu8k
Coordinates
27.8209, 139.6186
Network
us
Significance
652