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USGS us7000kwg2

18 Sept 2023, 14:21

191 km N of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 176 km depth.

Depth176 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 191 km N of Hirara, Japan?

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26.531200, 125.231200

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248 km SSE of Hirara, Japan

M 6.3

61 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000kwg2
Coordinates
26.5312, 125.2312
Network
us
Significance
629