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USGS usp000hvzy

11 Mar 2011, 17:34

152 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 44.9 km depth.

Depth44.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 152 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.329000, 142.706000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hvzy
Coordinates
37.329, 142.706
Network
us
Significance
400