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USGS usp000j38t

16 Jun 2011, 11:09

109 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 19.3 km depth.

Depth19.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 109 km E of Miyako, Japan?

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39.795000, 143.199000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j38t
Coordinates
39.795, 143.199
Network
us
Significance
385