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USGS us7000k9ic

19 Jun 2023, 05:50

Hokkaido, Japan region

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 72.6 km depth.

Depth72.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Hokkaido, Japan region?

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42.501600, 142.823500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000k9ic
Coordinates
42.5016, 142.8235
Network
us
Significance
386