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USGS usp000hyv2

29 Mar 2011, 11:54

114 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 114 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.401000, 142.290000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hyv2
Coordinates
37.401, 142.29
Network
us
Significance
580