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USGS usp000j020

16 Apr 2011, 03:19

6 km ENE of Tanuma, Japan

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 77 km depth.

Depth77 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km ENE of Tanuma, Japan?

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36.378000, 139.653000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j020
Coordinates
36.378, 139.653
Network
us
Significance
608