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USGS usp000g9hj

14 Jun 2008, 01:20

35 km SSE of Yuzawa, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mwr earthquake at 6.4 km depth.

Depth6.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km SSE of Yuzawa, Japan?

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38.882000, 140.678000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g9hj
Coordinates
38.882, 140.678
Network
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Significance
473