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USGS usp000c69a

30 Aug 2003, 11:06

54 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 51.9 km depth.

Depth51.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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41.864000, 142.552000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c69a
Coordinates
41.864, 142.552
Network
us
Significance
465