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USGS records magnitude 6.0 quake 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 58 kilometers south-southeast of Shima, Japan, at 22:15 UTC on Oct. 31, at a depth of about 352 kilometers.
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The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 58 kilometers south-southeast of Shima, Japan, at 22:15 UTC on Oct. 311.
The agency listed the magnitude as 6.0 mww, a depth of 352.4 kilometers, and a reviewed origin from the National Earthquake Information Center1.
USGS ground-failure estimates on the event page described little or no area affected by landslide or liquefaction and little or no population exposed on those measures1.
The desk alert text associated with the event referred to felt reports1. Local damage assessments from Japanese authorities were not in the USGS page reviewed for this filing1.