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USGS usp00041af

26 Oct 1989, 18:06

138 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 138 km E of Miyako, Japan?

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39.812000, 143.539000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00041af
Coordinates
39.812, 143.539
Network
us
Significance
591