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USGS usp000b130

26 Mar 2002, 06:51

125 km S of Ishigaki, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 125 km S of Ishigaki, Japan?

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23.225000, 123.992000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b130
Coordinates
23.225, 123.992
Network
us
Significance
385