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USGS usp000hvx3

11 Mar 2011, 14:10

82 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 21.7 km depth.

Depth21.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 82 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.498000, 141.935000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hvx3
Coordinates
37.498, 141.935
Network
us
Significance
416