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USGS usp000aafa

26 Feb 2001, 23:29

60 km S of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5 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 60 km S of Hirara, Japan?

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24.266000, 125.208000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000aafa

Coordinates

24.266, 125.208

Network

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Significance

385