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USGS us7000jw7e

27 Apr 2023, 08:43

72 km SE of Ginoza, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 72 km SE of Ginoza, Japan?

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26.090200, 128.556100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jw7e
Coordinates
26.0902, 128.5561
Network
us
Significance
434