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USGS usp000jxdp

26 Dec 2012, 02:06

65 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 24.6 km depth.

Depth24.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan?

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24.043000, 122.550000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jxdp
Coordinates
24.043, 122.55
Network
us
Significance
385