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USGS us7000m18g

23 Feb 2024, 23:10

216 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 404.1 km depth.

Depth404.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 216 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan?

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32.165800, 137.498400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000m18g
Coordinates
32.1658, 137.4984
Network
us
Significance
432