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USGS usp000hxfx

16 Mar 2011, 10:16

128 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 24.8 km depth.

Depth24.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 128 km E of Miyako, Japan?

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39.799000, 143.426000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hxfx
Coordinates
39.799, 143.426
Network
us
Significance
416