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USGS usc000t85p

19 Dec 2014, 04:47

69 km S of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 28.2 km depth.

Depth28.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 69 km S of Nemuro, Japan?

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42.702500, 145.510300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000t85p
Coordinates
42.7025, 145.5103
Network
us
Significance
432