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#42 · M4.3 · 4.9 km deep

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Eastern Honshu M4.3 · 4.9 km deep · 17 July 2021, 09:07 UTC Event data: USGS/ANSS · GeoNet (CC‑BY) · INGV (CC‑BY) · ISC Bulletin

This earthquake really happened.

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tap the map to drop your pin — this quake hit somewhere real, and you'll find out where after you lock in

How to play

Find the earthquake. No map, no place names — just recording stations and what they felt. A station knows how far the quake was, not which way: the wider the gap between its two shakes, the farther away. Tap the spot that fits every station.

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TAP TO REPLAY

tap the map where you think it was

The real board below plays exactly like this one — but it gives you one guess, and a new earthquake every day. Practice here as often as you like.

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