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USGS usp00070ak

8 Jul 1995, 06:42

121 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 11.3 km depth.

Depth11.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km E of Miyako, Japan?

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39.678000, 143.352000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00070ak
Coordinates
39.678, 143.352
Network
us
Significance
554