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USGS usp000cdte

24 Nov 2003, 12:18

52 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mwc 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 52 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.346000, 143.007000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cdte
Coordinates
42.346, 143.007
Network
us
Significance
432