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USGS usc000t8p4

20 Dec 2014, 09:29

49 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 31.3 km depth.

Depth31.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.401700, 141.553400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000t8p4
Coordinates
37.4017, 141.5534
Network
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Significance
559