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USGS us7000nzg7

17 Dec 2024, 04:09

20 km S of Makurazaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 162.3 km depth.

Depth162.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 February 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km S of Makurazaki, Japan?

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31.084800, 130.331500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000nzg7
Coordinates
31.0848, 130.3315
Network
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Significance
449