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USGS us6000nqat

7 Sept 2024, 14:42

230 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 385 km depth.

Depth385 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 November 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 230 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan?

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32.204300, 137.732600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nqat
Coordinates
32.2043, 137.7326
Network
us
Significance
417