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USGS usp000ddpx

18 Jan 2005, 14:09

40 km E of Kushiro, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 mwb earthquake at 42 km depth.

Depth42 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km E of Kushiro, Japan?

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42.946000, 144.866000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ddpx
Coordinates
42.946, 144.866
Network
us
Significance
619