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USGS usp0005w1f

12 Jul 1993, 15:45

109 km W of Iwanai, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 109 km W of Iwanai, Japan?

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43.124000, 139.183000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005w1f
Coordinates
43.124, 139.183
Network
us
Significance
611