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USGS usc000mktr

8 Feb 2014, 02:34

21 km E of Iwaki, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 51.8 km depth.

Depth51.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 April 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km E of Iwaki, Japan?

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37.086800, 141.120100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000mktr
Coordinates
37.0868, 141.1201
Network
us
Significance
385