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USGS usp000ad2w

12 Apr 2001, 08:01

43 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 45.2 km depth.

Depth45.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 43 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.493000, 141.487000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000ad2w

Coordinates

37.493, 141.487

Network

us

Significance

449