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USGS usp000hu3w

5 Feb 2011, 01:56

41 km S of Katsuura, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 65.3 km depth.

Depth65.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km S of Katsuura, Japan?

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34.770000, 140.352000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hu3w
Coordinates
34.77, 140.352
Network
us
Significance
437