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USGS usp000ee37

10 Apr 2006, 12:25

30 km W of Shibetsu, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 120 km depth.

Depth120 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km W of Shibetsu, Japan?

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43.691000, 144.755000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000ee37

Coordinates

43.691, 144.755

Network

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Significance

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