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USGS usp0007pte

11 Sept 1996, 03:37

23 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 mwc earthquake at 55 km depth.

Depth55 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan?

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35.537000, 140.943000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007pte
Coordinates
35.537, 140.943
Network
us
Significance
591