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USGS usb000ieyu

15 Jul 2013, 23:45

27 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 63.3 km depth.

Depth63.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 27 km E of Miyako, Japan?

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39.621000, 142.264000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000ieyu
Coordinates
39.621, 142.264
Network
us
Significance
418