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USGS usp000dc4e

29 Dec 2004, 13:58

62 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 44.5 km depth.

Depth44.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.455000, 142.018000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dc4e
Coordinates
38.455, 142.018
Network
us
Significance
502