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USGS usp000hvxp

11 Mar 2011, 14:44

8 km SE of Takahagi, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 59.1 km depth.

Depth59.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km SE of Takahagi, Japan?

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36.673000, 140.795000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hvxp
Coordinates
36.673, 140.795
Network
us
Significance
400