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USGS usb000spn6

22 Oct 2014, 01:15

Ryukyu Islands, Japan

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 43 km depth.

Depth43 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Ryukyu Islands, Japan?

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27.415800, 128.553300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000spn6
Coordinates
27.4158, 128.5533
Network
us
Significance
520