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USGS usp00031nv

14 Jan 1987, 11:03

47 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 102 km depth.

Depth102 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.565000, 142.850000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00031nv
Coordinates
42.565, 142.85
Network
us
Significance
711