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USGS usp000g4zf

27 Apr 2008, 18:32

25 km W of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 25 km W of Hirara, Japan?

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24.812000, 125.047000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g4zf
Coordinates
24.812, 125.047
Network
us
Significance
416