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M 4.5 earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 20, 12:14 PM UTC · Updated Sep 20, 12:17 PM UTC
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Latest status

USGS reports a magnitude 4.4 earthquake Volcano Islands, Japan region. Depth: 162.51 km. Impact has not been assessed by StormScapes.

Where it happened

Volcano Islands, Japan region · 24.759°, 142.167°

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Latest reported details

magnitude
4.4
depth km
162.51
tsunami flag
0

Missing values are unconfirmed, not zero. Magnitude and alert classifications do not establish casualty totals.

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Incident timeline

Sep 20, 12:17 PM UTC · usgs

USGS reports a magnitude 4.4 earthquake Volcano Islands, Japan region. Depth: 162.51 km. Impact has not been assessed by StormScapes.

Sep 20, 12:09 PM UTC · usgs

USGS reports a magnitude 4.5 earthquake Volcano Islands, Japan region. Depth: 46.607 km. Impact has not been assessed by StormScapes.

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