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USGS us7000ka8v

22 Jun 2023, 02:24

2 km WSW of Gushikawa, Japan

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 37.1 km depth.

Depth37.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth

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Updated26 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km WSW of Gushikawa, Japan?

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26.349600, 127.841500

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us7000ka8v

Coordinates

26.3496, 127.8415

Network

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Significance

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