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USGS usp000ghs9

26 Sept 2008, 17:53

110 km E of Hachinohe, Japan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 39.3 km depth.

Depth39.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 110 km E of Hachinohe, Japan?

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40.492000, 142.799000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ghs9
Coordinates
40.492, 142.799
Network
us
Significance
385