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USGS usp0001xxv

25 Aug 1983, 21:23

6 km SE of Bungo-Takada-shi, Japan

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 126.4 km depth.

Depth126.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SE of Bungo-Takada-shi, Japan?

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33.509000, 131.484000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0001xxv
Coordinates
33.509, 131.484
Network
us
Significance
650