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USGS usp000j6k8

17 Aug 2011, 04:05

69 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 42 km depth.

Depth42 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 69 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.395000, 142.093000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j6k8
Coordinates
38.395, 142.093
Network
us
Significance
387