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USGS usp0003sp0

6 Mar 1989, 14:39

6 km SSE of Narut?, Japan

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 42.1 km depth.

Depth42.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SSE of Narut?, Japan?

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35.545000, 140.444000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003sp0
Coordinates
35.545, 140.444
Network
us
Significance
572