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USGS usb000sfk2

24 Sept 2014, 13:45

29 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 51 km depth.

Depth51 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.517900, 141.334900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000sfk2
Coordinates
37.5179, 141.3349
Network
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Significance
423