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USGS usp000j7rg

7 Sept 2011, 14:29

11 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 7.7 km depth.

Depth7.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan?

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42.238000, 142.424000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j7rg
Coordinates
42.238, 142.424
Network
us
Significance
401