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USGS usp000hy8c

22 Mar 2011, 09:19

72 km ESE of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 31 km depth.

Depth31 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km ESE of Namie, Japan?

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37.325000, 141.791000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hy8c
Coordinates
37.325, 141.791
Network
us
Significance
575