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USGS usc000ksgz

31 Oct 2013, 15:01

121 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 January 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.248700, 142.674200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000ksgz
Coordinates
38.2487, 142.6742
Network
us
Significance
432