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USGS us70008za4

18 Apr 2020, 10:24

Bonin Islands, Japan region

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 473.7 km depth.

Depth473.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Bonin Islands, Japan region?

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27.203400, 140.071200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70008za4
Coordinates
27.2034, 140.0712
Network
us
Significance
500