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USGS usp000j2nd

3 Jun 2011, 17:00

3 km NE of Iwaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km NE of Iwaki, Japan?

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37.067000, 140.912000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j2nd
Coordinates
37.067, 140.912
Network
us
Significance
506