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USGS usp0009ysh

19 Aug 2000, 13:41

75 km E of ?arai, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km E of ?arai, Japan?

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36.244000, 141.420000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009ysh
Coordinates
36.244, 141.42
Network
us
Significance
465