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USGS us7000csqe

20 Dec 2020, 17:23

100 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 100 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan?

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40.866700, 142.581400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000csqe
Coordinates
40.8667, 142.5814
Network
us
Significance
636