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USGS usc000s7q8

28 Aug 2014, 20:14

53 km E of Takanabe, Japan

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 53 km E of Takanabe, Japan?

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32.086400, 132.068200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000s7q8
Coordinates
32.0864, 132.0682
Network
us
Significance
521