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USGS usp000e69b

16 Dec 2005, 18:32

53 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 42.9 km depth.

Depth42.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 53 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.506000, 141.900000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e69b
Coordinates
38.506, 141.9
Network
us
Significance
573