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USGS usp000hzrb

11 Apr 2011, 12:42

20 km SSW of Ishikawa, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mwr 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 20 km SSW of Ishikawa, Japan?

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36.980000, 140.356000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hzrb
Coordinates
36.98, 140.356
Network
us
Significance
469