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USGS usp000b5hc

4 Jun 2002, 18:20

7 km NE of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 48.9 km depth.

Depth48.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 7 km NE of Hirara, Japan?

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24.850000, 125.353000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b5hc
Coordinates
24.85, 125.353
Network
us
Significance
400