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USGS usp000hvsv

11 Mar 2011, 09:42

65 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km E of Yamada, Japan?

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39.495000, 142.705000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hvsv
Coordinates
39.495, 142.705
Network
us
Significance
432