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USGS usp000je22

27 Jan 2012, 22:43

9 km ENE of Fujiyoshida, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 36.3 km depth.

Depth36.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 September 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km ENE of Fujiyoshida, Japan?

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35.474000, 138.888000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000je22
Coordinates
35.474, 138.888
Network
us
Significance
570