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USGS usp000j01w

16 Apr 2011, 02:11

123 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 131 km depth.

Depth131 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 123 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan?

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25.435000, 123.897000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j01w
Coordinates
25.435, 123.897
Network
us
Significance
502