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USGS usp000jpes

25 Jul 2012, 18:20

31 km S of Makurazaki, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 137.2 km depth.

Depth137.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km S of Makurazaki, Japan?

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30.981000, 130.348000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jpes
Coordinates
30.981, 130.348
Network
us
Significance
387