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USGS usp0004zq5

26 Nov 1991, 19:40

33 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 6.4 mwb earthquake at 56.3 km depth.

Depth56.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.051000, 142.523000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004zq5
Coordinates
42.051, 142.523
Network
us
Significance
630