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USGS usb000fxh7

1 Apr 2013, 19:53

104 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.526000, 143.167000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000fxh7
Coordinates
39.526, 143.167
Network
us
Significance
561