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USGS usp000fmjy

6 Sept 2007, 18:55

68 km W of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 59.9 km depth.

Depth59.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km W of Yonakuni, Japan?

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24.373000, 122.336000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fmjy
Coordinates
24.373, 122.336
Network
us
Significance
416