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USGS usb000rs0m

11 Jul 2014, 14:11

175 km NNE of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 115.5 km depth.

Depth115.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 175 km NNE of Hirara, Japan?

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26.311700, 125.828800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000rs0m
Coordinates
26.3117, 125.8288
Network
us
Significance
434