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USGS usp000e6fv

20 Dec 2005, 05:34

8 km NW of Ise, Japan

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 354.4 km depth.

Depth354.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 8 km NW of Ise, Japan?

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34.529000, 136.629000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e6fv
Coordinates
34.529, 136.629
Network
us
Significance
385