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USGS us7000ip48

11 Nov 2022, 17:32

Ryukyu Islands, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 January 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Ryukyu Islands, Japan?

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25.051800, 128.845100

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.3

57 km E of Nago, Japan

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M 5.3

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M 5.3

72 km NNE of Nago, Japan

M 5.3

91 km NNE of Nago, Japan

M 5.3

176 km SSE of Naze, Japan

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ip48
Coordinates
25.0518, 128.8451
Network
us
Significance
433