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USGS usp000bg5g

4 Nov 2002, 04:35

Kyushu, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kyushu, Japan?

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32.393000, 131.550000

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What the numbers mean

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

42 km SSE of Kushima, Japan

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131 km N of Nago, Japan

98 km WNW of Naze, Japan

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000bg5g

Coordinates

32.393, 131.55

Network

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Significance

449