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USGS usp000hw71

12 Mar 2011, 01:03

51 km NE of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 30.1 km depth.

Depth30.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km NE of Namie, Japan?

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37.821000, 141.392000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hw71
Coordinates
37.821, 141.392
Network
us
Significance
385