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USGS usp000a1b0

6 Oct 2000, 05:30

8 km ESE of Matsue, Japan

A magnitude 6.7 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 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 ESE of Matsue, Japan?

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35.456000, 133.134000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a1b0
Coordinates
35.456, 133.134
Network
us
Significance
691