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USGS usc000lz7t

9 Jan 2014, 04:31

41 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 64.2 km depth.

Depth64.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 March 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.042800, 142.688600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000lz7t
Coordinates
42.0428, 142.6886
Network
us
Significance
385