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Bonin Islands 2015 earthquake

2015 CE · Japan, Asia · Disaster

Bonin Islands 2015 earthquake
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The 2015 Ogasawara earthquake was a 7. 9 magnitude earthquake which struck offshore Japan 189 km (117 mi) west northwest of Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands on May 30 at a depth of 664. 0 km (412. 6 mi). The shaking of the earthquake was observed almost all over Japan, as it was one of the largest deep-focus earthquakes recorded worldwide.

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