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USGS usc000rqix

4 Jul 2014, 23:42

11 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 50.3 km depth.

Depth50.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km E of Miyako, Japan?

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39.648000, 142.080200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000rqix
Coordinates
39.648, 142.0802
Network
us
Significance
507