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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 25.1 N°, 127.2 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 37.1 N°, 139.2 E°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.        
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
NOUL 12-May-2015 52.0 63.0 NE 59.0 Tropical Storm mb 31.1 N / 133.2 E
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Asosan Japan Ongoing Activity Aso Volcanological Laboratory GVP Site Link Wed May 06 07:32:23 HST 2015 32.88° N / 131.1° E
Aira Japan Ongoing Activity Sakurajima Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed May 06 07:32:23 HST 2015 31.59° N / 130.66° E
Sakura-jima Japan Unknown Sakurajima Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Jun 05 08:27:53 HST 2013 31.58° N / 130.66° E
Kikai Japan Unknown Japan Meteorological Agency GVP Site Link Wed Jun 05 08:27:53 HST 2013 30.79° N / 130.31° E
Kirishima Japan Unknown Kirishima Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Sep 07 07:46:01 HST 2011 31.93° N / 130.86° E
Suwanose-jima Japan Unknown Japan Meteorological Agency GVP Site Link Wed Oct 10 08:27:29 HST 2012 29.63° N / 129.72° E
Aso Japan Unknown Aso Volcanological Laboratory GVP Site Link Wed Jun 15 08:00:25 HST 2011 32.88° N / 131.11° E
Kusatsu-Shiranesan Japan Unknown Japan Meteorological Agency GVP Site Link Wed Dec 17 06:11:59 HST 2014 36.62° N / 138.53° E
Kuchinoerabujima Japan Unknown Japan Meteorological Agency GVP Site Link Wed Apr 08 06:49:43 HST 2015 30.44° N / 130.22° E
Kuchinoerabu-jima Japan Unknown Japan Meteorological Agency GVP Site Link Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 HST 2009 30.44° N / 130.22° E
Asama Japan Unknown Asama Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed May 06 00:00:00 HST 2009 36.4° N / 138.53° E
Suwanosejima Japan Unknown Japan Meteorological Agency GVP Site Link Wed Apr 29 06:21:21 HST 2015 29.64° N / 129.71° E
Kirishimayama Japan Unknown Kirishima Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Thu Oct 31 12:14:44 HST 2013 31.93° N / 130.86° E
Ontakesan Japan Unknown Japan Meteorological Agency GVP Site Link Wed Feb 25 06:49:34 HST 2015 35.89° N / 137.48° E
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
16-Mar-2013 16-Mar-2013 Small fire/Medium intensity 32.75 N 130.98 E

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
34
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Feb 26 2010 00:20 7.0 25 0 JAPAN: TORI SHIMA, OKINAWA 25.93° N / 128.42° E
Aug 10 2009 00:20 6.4 40 1 JAPAN: HONSHU: S COAST 34.74° N / 138.26° E
Apr 15 2007 00:03 4.6 16 0 JAPAN: HONSHU: W 34.81° N / 136.24° E
Jun 11 2006 00:20 6.3 140 0 JAPAN: KYUSHU 33.13° N / 131.14° E
Mar 20 2005 00:01 6.6 10 1 JAPAN: KYUSHU: FUKUOKA, GENKAI 33.81° N / 130.13° E
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jun 15 1911 00:14 8.7 160 12 JAPAN: RYUKYU ISLANDS 29.0° N / 129.0° E
Sep 20 1498 00:00 8.6 0 0 JAPAN: ENSHUNADA SEA 34.0° N / 138.1° E
Aug 26 0887 00:00 8.6 0 0 JAPAN: NANKAIDO 33.0° N / 135.3° E
Oct 27 1891 00:21 8.4 0 7273 JAPAN: MINO-OWARI 35.5° N / 137.0° E
Dec 24 1854 00:08 8.4 0 0 JAPAN: NANKAIDO 33.1° N / 135.0° E

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
163
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
SAKURA-JIMA Nov 01 1999 00:00 1.0 KYUSHU-JAPAN 31.58° N / 130.67° E
SAKURA-JIMA Jan 28 1998 00:00 1.0 KYUSHU-JAPAN 31.58° N / 130.67° E
SAKURA-JIMA Dec 13 1997 00:00 2.0 KYUSHU-JAPAN 31.58° N / 130.67° E
SAKURA-JIMA Dec 11 1997 00:00 2.0 KYUSHU-JAPAN 31.58° N / 130.67° E
SUWANOSE-JIMA Dec 02 1996 00:00 2.0 RYUKYU IS 29.53° N / 129.72° E

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Oct 28 2012 00:00 JAPAN ABURATSU 0.1   31.58° N / 131.42° E
Aug 31 2012 16:23 JAPAN KUSHIMOTO 0.2   33.47° N / 135.78° E
Mar 11 2011 00:00 JAPAN Tokushima Pref., Shikoku Region 3.5   33.85° N / 134.62° E
Dec 21 2010 00:00 JAPAN TOSA-SHIMIZU 0.1 0 32.78° N / 132.97° E
Feb 27 2010 06:38 JAPAN TOSA-SHIMIZU 0.7 0 32.78° N / 132.97° E
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
May 21 1792 00:00 JAPAN SHIMABARA 55.0 0 32.8° N / 130.35° E
Jun 15 1896 00:00 JAPAN SHIRAHAMA 38.2 0 33.68° N / 135.38° E
Dec 24 1854 00:00 JAPAN KOCHI PREFECTURE 28.0 0 33.59° N / 133.55° E
Oct 28 1707 00:00 JAPAN KURE 25.7 0 33.33° N / 133.25° E
Dec 23 1854 00:00 JAPAN TOBA 21.0 74 34.48° N / 136.82° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
250+

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
88,297,528 105,594
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
87,817,424 101,453
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
88,861,072 64,216
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
87,952,520 67,088
Countries
Country
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Japan Fukuoka 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 33.58° N / 130.4° E
Japan Hiroshima 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 34.38° N / 132.45° E
Japan Kita Kyushu 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Other 33.68° N / 130.8° E
Japan Kobe 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Other 34.69° N / 135.22° E
Japan Kyoto 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Other 35.01° N / 135.76° E
Japan Nagoya 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 35.15° N / 136.92° E
Japan Osaka 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 34.64° N / 135.52° E
South Korea Pusan 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital enclave 35.16° N / 129.05° E
South Korea Taegu 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital enclave 35.86° N / 128.59° E
South Korea Taejon 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 36.32° N / 127.43° E
Japan Gifu 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 35.41° N / 136.76° E
Japan Matsuyama 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 33.83° N / 132.77° E
Japan Nagasaki 250,000 to 500,000 Other 32.76° N / 129.87° E
Japan Naha 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 26.21° N / 127.69° E
Japan Shimonoseki 250,000 to 500,000 Other 33.95° N / 130.93° E
South Korea Ch'ungju 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 36.63° N / 127.5° E

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
AMAKUSA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00340 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJDA 32.48° N / 130.16° E
AMAMI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00027 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJKA 28.43° N / 129.71° E
FUKUE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00273 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFE 32.67° N / 128.83° E
FUKUI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00019 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNF 36.14° N / 136.22° E
IE JIMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00246 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RORE 26.72° N / 127.78° E
IE SHIMA AUX AB Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00184 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RODE 26.73° N / 127.76° E
IKI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00052 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJDB 33.75° N / 129.79° E
IWAMI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00184 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOW 34.68° N / 131.79° E
IZUMO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00015 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOC 35.41° N / 132.89° E
JINHAE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00008 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKPE 35.14° N / 128.7° E
KIKAI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00021 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJKI 28.32° N / 129.93° E
KITADAITO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00080 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RORK 25.95° N / 131.32° E
KOCHI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00031 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOK 33.54° N / 133.67° E
KOHNAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00003 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJBK 34.59° N / 133.93° E
MATSUMOTO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02182 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJAF 36.17° N / 137.92° E
MINAMI DAITO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00167 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=ROMD 25.85° N / 131.26° E
NANKI SHIRAHAMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00298 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJBD 33.66° N / 135.36° E
OKI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00311 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNO 36.18° N / 133.32° E
OKIERABU Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00101 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJKB 27.43° N / 128.7° E
POHANG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00070 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKTH 35.99° N / 129.42° E
R 505 Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00082 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKUC 36.57° N / 127.3° E
R 522 Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00546 36.18° N / 127.83° E
SAGA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00006 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFS 33.15° N / 130.3° E
TAJIMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00584 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJBT 35.51° N / 134.79° E
TANEGASHIMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00319 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFG 30.55° N / 130.95° E
TOKUNOSHIMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00017 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJKN 27.84° N / 128.88° E
TOTTORI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00065 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOR 35.53° N / 134.17° E
TOYAMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00095 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNT 36.65° N / 137.19° E
TSUSHIMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00213 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJDT 34.28° N / 129.33° E
ULSAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00042 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKPU 35.59° N / 129.35° E
YAKUSHIMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00123 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFC 30.39° N / 130.66° E
YEOSU Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00068 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKJY 34.84° N / 127.62° E
YORON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00052 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RORY 27.04° N / 128.4° E
HIROSHIMA Active civil airport 01088 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOA 34.44° N / 132.92° E
HIROSHIMANISHI Active civil airport 00015 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJBH 34.37° N / 132.41° E
KAGOSHIMA Active civil airport 00906 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFK 31.8° N / 130.72° E
KANSAI INTL Active civil airport 00026 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJBB 34.43° N / 135.24° E
KITAKYUSHU Active civil airport 00018 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFR 33.84° N / 130.95° E
MATSUYAMA Active civil airport 00025 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOM 33.83° N / 132.7° E
MIYAZAKI Active civil airport 00020 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFM 31.88° N / 131.45° E
OITA Active civil airport 00019 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFO 33.48° N / 131.74° E
OKAYAMA Active civil airport 00806 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOB 34.76° N / 133.86° E
OSAKA INTL Active civil airport 00050 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOO 34.79° N / 135.44° E
TAKAMATSU Active civil airport 00607 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOT 34.21° N / 134.02° E
YAMAGUCHI UBE Active civil airport 00023 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJDC 33.93° N / 131.28° E
CHEONGJU INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00191 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKTU 36.72° N / 127.5° E
DAEGU AB Active joint (civil and military) airport 00116 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKTN 35.89° N / 128.66° E
FUKUOKA Active joint (civil and military) airport 00032 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFF 33.59° N / 130.45° E
GIMHAE INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00013 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKPK 35.18° N / 128.94° E
KOMATSU Active joint (civil and military) airport 00036 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNK 36.39° N / 136.41° E
KUMAMOTO Active joint (civil and military) airport 00642 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFT 32.84° N / 130.86° E
MIHO Active joint (civil and military) airport 00020 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOH 35.49° N / 133.24° E
NAGASAKI Active joint (civil and military) airport 00015 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFU 32.92° N / 129.92° E
NAGOYA Active joint (civil and military) airport 00052 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNN 35.26° N / 136.92° E
NAHA Active joint (civil and military) airport 00011 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=ROAH 26.2° N / 127.65° E
TOKUSHIMA Active joint (civil and military) airport 00026 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOS 34.13° N / 134.61° E
YAO Active joint (civil and military) airport 00039 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOY 34.6° N / 135.6° E
ASHIYA Active military airport 00098 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFA 33.88° N / 130.65° E
FUTENMA MCAS Active military airport 00246 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=ROTM 26.28° N / 127.76° E
GIFU Active military airport 00128 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNG 35.39° N / 136.87° E
HAMAMATSU Active military airport 00150 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNH 34.75° N / 137.7° E
HOFU Active military airport 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOF 34.03° N / 131.55° E
IWAKUNI MCAS Active military airport 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOI 34.14° N / 132.24° E
JUNGWON AB Active military airport 00281 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKTI 37.03° N / 127.89° E
KADENA AB Active military airport 00143 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RODN 26.36° N / 127.77° E
KANOYA Active military airport 00214 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFY 31.37° N / 130.85° E
NYUTABARU Active military airport 00259 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFN 32.08° N / 131.45° E
OZUKI Active military airport 00013 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJOZ 34.05° N / 131.05° E
SACHEON AB Active military airport 00025 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKPS 35.09° N / 128.07° E
SEONGMU Active military airport 00258 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKTE 36.57° N / 127.5° E
SHIZUHAMA Active military airport 00023 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJNY 34.81° N / 138.3° E
TSUIKI Active military airport 00055 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RJFZ 33.69° N / 131.04° E
YECHEON Active military airport 00354 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKTY 36.63° N / 128.35° E
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
FUGEN ATR JAPAN 1 35.75° N / 136.02° E
GENKAI JAPAN 4 33.52° N / 129.83° E
HAMAOKA JAPAN 5 34.62° N / 138.15° E
IKATA JAPAN 3 33.48° N / 132.32° E
KORI REPUBLIC OF KOREA 4 35.32° N / 129.3° E
MIHAMA JAPAN 3 35.7° N / 135.97° E
MONJU JAPAN 1 35.77° N / 136.0° E
OHI JAPAN 4 35.53° N / 135.65° E
SENDAI JAPAN 2 31.82° N / 130.18° E
SHIKA JAPAN 2 37.05° N / 136.73° E
SHIMANE JAPAN 2 35.53° N / 133.0° E
TAKAHAMA JAPAN 4 35.52° N / 135.52° E
TSURUGA JAPAN 2 35.75° N / 136.02° E
ULCHIN REPUBLIC OF KOREA 6 37.1° N / 129.38° E
WOLSONG REPUBLIC OF KOREA 4 35.72° N / 129.48° E

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 68,139 4
Rural 180,252 12
Not classified 1,276,720 84
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Mixed Forests 166,218 68
Croplands 16,650 7
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 16,041 7
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 11,712 5
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 10,099 4
Unclassified 5,308 2
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 4,410 1.8
Closed Shrublands 3,812 1.6
Urban and Built-Up 2,658 1.1
Open Shrublands 2,545 1
Woody Savannas 2,488 1
Savannas 947 0.4
Grasslands 818 0.3
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 166 0.07
Permanent Wetlands 100 0.04
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 52 0.02
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-6 3,664 416
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  May Jun Jul
low 12.2 16.8 20.9
high 21.7 24.7 27.9
Average Precipitation
  May Jun Jul
mm/day 5.6 9.5 9.4
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
BUSAN/KIMHAE INT Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 50F 3.0 WNW   35.17° N / 128.92° E
CHEONGDO TMQ-53P Mon Mar 18 2013 23:40 44.6F 7.0 SSW   35.65° N / 128.72° E
FUKUOKA/ITAZUKE Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 55.4F 3.0 S Clear sky. 33.57° N / 130.43° E
GUMI TMQ-53P Mon Mar 18 2013 23:40 46.4F 3.0 ENE   36.1° N / 128.3° E
KAGOSHIMA AIRPOR Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 53.6F 8.0 NW   31.8° N / 130.72° E
KANSAI INTL Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 59F 3.0 W Few clouds 2000 ft. 34.42° N / 135.25° E
KOMATSU (CIV/JAS Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 57.2F 9.0 SSW Few clouds 1500 ft. Broken clouds 2500 ft. Broken clouds 4000 ft. 36.37° N / 136.42° E
NAGOYA/CHUBU Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 57.2F 10.0 W Few clouds 2000 ft. 34.87° N / 136.8° E
NAHA (CIV/JASDF) Mon Mar 18 2013 23:30 69.8F 6.0 NE Few clouds 1500 ft. 26.17° N / 127.65° E
OSAKA INTL/ITAMI Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 59F 2.0 N Few clouds 2000 ft. 34.77° N / 135.43° E
SANGJU TMQ-53P Mon Mar 18 2013 23:40 46.4F 1.0 NE   36.4° N / 128.15° E
TAEGU (US/KOR-AF Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 44.6F 3.0 ESE   35.88° N / 128.65° E

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