QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000bn9t
USGS usp000bn9t
9 Jan 2003, 04:14
51 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.
Published location
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36.378000, 141.150000
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Event ID
usp000bn9t
Coordinates
36.378, 141.15
Network
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Significance
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