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USGS usp000b2v5

20 Apr 2002, 22:30

81 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 70.1 km depth.

Depth70.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 81 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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41.630000, 142.093000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b2v5
Coordinates
41.63, 142.093
Network
us
Significance
385