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USGS usp000j5fr

25 Jul 2011, 12:54

49 km E of ?hara, Japan

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 46 km depth.

Depth46 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km E of ?hara, Japan?

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35.273000, 140.933000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j5fr
Coordinates
35.273, 140.933
Network
us
Significance
488