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USGS usp000gzvv

1 Aug 2009, 10:45

70 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 47.4 km depth.

Depth47.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 70 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.576000, 141.789000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gzvv
Coordinates
37.576, 141.789
Network
us
Significance
385