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USGS usp000jr29

29 Aug 2012, 20:05

44 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 47.4 km depth.

Depth47.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan?

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38.425000, 141.814000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jr29
Coordinates
38.425, 141.814
Network
us
Significance
502