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USGS usp0006rew

16 Jan 1995, 20:46

8 km S of Akashi, Japan

A magnitude 6.9 mw earthquake at 21.9 km depth.

Depth21.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km S of Akashi, Japan?

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34.583000, 135.018000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006rew
Coordinates
34.583, 135.018
Network
us
Significance
732