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USGS usc000nabv

13 Mar 2014, 17:06

32 km SSW of Hikari, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 79 km depth.

Depth79 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 32 km SSW of Hikari, Japan?

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33.684200, 131.824900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000nabv
Coordinates
33.6842, 131.8249
Network
us
Significance
641