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USGS usp000d5yy

7 Oct 2004, 20:26

55 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 48.4 km depth.

Depth48.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.411000, 143.037000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d5yy
Coordinates
42.411, 143.037
Network
us
Significance
416