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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000rtgd
USGS us6000rtgd

8 Dec 2025, 18:56

127 km S of Honchō, Japan

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 22.8 km depth.

Depth22.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 March 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 127 km S of Honchō, Japan?

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40.987800, 143.122600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rtgd
Coordinates
40.9878, 143.1226
Network
us
Significance
554