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USGS usc000tryp

20 Feb 2015, 19:28

49 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mwr earthquake at 60.3 km depth.

Depth60.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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41.947000, 142.654300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000tryp
Coordinates
41.947, 142.6543
Network
us
Significance
432