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USGS usp000c8qw

26 Sept 2003, 21:38

110 km S of Kushiro, Japan

A magnitude 6 mwb 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 110 km S of Kushiro, Japan?

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41.988000, 144.576000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c8qw
Coordinates
41.988, 144.576
Network
us
Significance
554