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USGS usc000hgvm

6 Jun 2013, 04:28

6 km SSE of Narut?, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 53.6 km depth.

Depth53.6 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 6 km SSE of Narut?, Japan?

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35.548000, 140.459000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000hgvm
Coordinates
35.548, 140.459
Network
us
Significance
388