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USGS usp000hxfe

16 Mar 2011, 06:29

27 km NNE of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 36 km depth.

Depth36 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km NNE of Miyako, Japan?

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39.887000, 142.019000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hxfe
Coordinates
39.887, 142.019
Network
us
Significance
500