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Earthquake SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:38:58 GMT

Time17 years ago
Location
24.8400, 125.7500
Depth
47.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN, at Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:38:58 GMT. Depth: 47km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.147 km17 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090124_0000054
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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