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USGS usc000rrl0

8 Jul 2014, 10:05

13 km N of Shiraoi, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km N of Shiraoi, Japan?

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42.667600, 141.347200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000rrl0
Coordinates
42.6676, 141.3472
Network
us
Significance
470