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USGS usp000jtz9

14 Oct 2012, 12:11

244 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 34 km depth.

Depth34 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 244 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan?

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38.215000, 144.333000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jtz9
Coordinates
38.215, 144.333
Network
us
Significance
449