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Simosato Contact:

Agency Shimosato Hydrographic Observatory (SHO),
Japan Coast Guard
Mailing Address 1981, Shimosato, Nachi Katsuura-cho,
Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama 649-5142, Japan
Primary Contact
    Contact Name Michihiro Suzuki
    Telephone (primary) +81 735 58 0084
    Telephone (secondary)
    Fax +81 735 58 1535
    E-Mail eisei@jodc.go.jp
Secondary Contact
    Contact Name
    Telephone (primary)
    Telephone (secondary)
    Fax
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Simosato Coordinates:

Approximate Position:

X coordinate [m]     -3822388.355
Y coordinate [m]     3699363.566
Z coordinate [m]     3507573.117
Latitude [deg]     33.5777 N
Longitude [deg]     135.9370 E
Elevation [m]     62.44
Survey Method     
Date Measured     
Additional Information The site is located on heights near the sea.
The geodetic coordinate datum is WGS-84
(epoch 1997.0) and the elevation datum is
Tokyo wan mean sea level (T.P.).
(Height above ellipsoid 101.618m)

Simosato News:

Local Events:

Date 2004-09-05 10
Event EARTHQUAKE
Additional Information M7.4 at 137.09E 33.11N
M6.9 at 136.78E 33.05N
Two large earthquakes occurred about 100km
southeast of Simosato station.
The southward and downward co-seismic
movement of about 2cm
Date 2004-09-05 14
Event EARTHQUAKE
Additional Information See also 14.01
Date 2011-03-11 05
Event EARTHQUAKE
Additional Information A Large earthquake (Mw9.0) occurred
off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku district,
Japan. The eastward co-seismic movement of
about 3 cm was detected associated
with the event.

SLRMail Messages:

No SLRMail mesages found.

Simosato Link:

https://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/shimosato