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USGS usp000aw97

12 Jan 2002, 00:18

92 km N of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 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 92 km N of Hirara, Japan?

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25.640000, 125.336000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000aw97
Coordinates
25.64, 125.336
Network
us
Significance
432