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USGS usp000a7hv

11 Jan 2001, 23:00

15 km E of Tottori, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km E of Tottori, Japan?

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35.477000, 134.403000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a7hv
Coordinates
35.477, 134.403
Network
us
Significance
432