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USGS us70006nbm

19 Dec 2019, 06:21

48 km E of Hachinohe, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 49.3 km depth.

Depth49.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km E of Hachinohe, Japan?

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40.555900, 142.066000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006nbm
Coordinates
40.5559, 142.066
Network
us
Significance
407