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USGS usp000jfkt

29 Feb 2012, 14:32

55 km E of ?hara, Japan

A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 26.2 km depth.

Depth26.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 September 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km E of ?hara, Japan?

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35.200000, 141.001000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jfkt
Coordinates
35.2, 141.001
Network
us
Significance
483