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USGS us7000hddw

29 May 2022, 07:55

35 km E of ?arai, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 43.3 km depth.

Depth43.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km E of ?arai, Japan?

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36.278500, 140.973300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000hddw
Coordinates
36.2785, 140.9733
Network
us
Significance
442