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USGS us7000jxag

1 May 2023, 04:22

69 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 69 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan?

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26.016100, 128.475300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jxag
Coordinates
26.0161, 128.4753
Network
us
Significance
539