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USGS usp000hxf1

16 Mar 2011, 03:52

6 km ENE of Asahi, Japan

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km ENE of Asahi, Japan?

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35.747000, 140.710000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hxf1
Coordinates
35.747, 140.71
Network
us
Significance
589