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Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mwb) in 23.352N 143.395E, depth 11 km at 161821Z aug 18
Volcano Islands, Japan Region · USGS-US1000GAQF
- issued
- 2018-08-16 18:21Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-08-19 18:21Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-08-19 18:21Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 23.352, 143.395
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.8 (MWB) IN 23.352N 143.395E, DEPTH 11 KM AT 161821Z AUG 18. 2. USGS EVENT US1000GAQF. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000gaqf
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- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mwb) in 23.352N 143.395E, depth 11 km at 161821Z aug 18 this message2018-08-16 → 2018-08-19
- Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mww) in 23.423N 143.319E, depth 20 km at 161822Z aug 182018-08-16 → 2018-08-19
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 23.479N 143.329E, depth 18 km at 172206Z aug 182018-08-17 → 2018-08-20
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