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USGS us7000fqbt

31 Oct 2021, 21:14

8 km NNW of Funaishikawa, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 55.3 km depth.

Depth55.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km NNW of Funaishikawa, Japan?

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36.533700, 140.527700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000fqbt
Coordinates
36.5337, 140.5277
Network
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Significance
526