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USGS usp000jhs9

12 Apr 2012, 15:50

41 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 25.1 km depth.

Depth25.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km E of Namie, Japan?

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37.513000, 141.468000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jhs9
Coordinates
37.513, 141.468
Network
us
Significance
511