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USGS us6000rmaw

8 Nov 2025, 22:15

126 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 16.2 km depth.

Depth16.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 126 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.502200, 143.416000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rmaw
Coordinates
39.5022, 143.416
Network
us
Significance
483