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USGS usp000jvp3

16 Nov 2012, 08:25

54 km E of ?hara, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 41.6 km depth.

Depth41.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km E of ?hara, Japan?

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35.217000, 140.988000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jvp3
Coordinates
35.217, 140.988
Network
us
Significance
448