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USGS usp000jex9

14 Feb 2012, 06:22

72 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 28 km depth.

Depth28 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan?

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36.214000, 141.386000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jex9
Coordinates
36.214, 141.386
Network
us
Significance
558