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USGS usp000j0bs

21 Apr 2011, 09:18

70 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 40.2 km depth.

Depth40.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 70 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.327000, 142.093000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j0bs
Coordinates
38.327, 142.093
Network
us
Significance
385