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USGS usp000jw7w

29 Nov 2012, 12:41

145 km N of Hirara, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 153.5 km depth.

Depth153.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 145 km N of Hirara, Japan?

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26.112000, 125.191000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000jw7w

Coordinates

26.112, 125.191

Network

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Significance

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