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USGS us6000rmea

9 Nov 2025, 08:03

122 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 122 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.485000, 143.378200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rmea
Coordinates
39.485, 143.3782
Network
us
Significance
724