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USGS iscgem778388

8 Nov 1971, 03:06

60 km NW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 17.2 km depth.

Depth17.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km NW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran?

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26.993000, 54.517000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem778388
Coordinates
26.993, 54.517
Network
iscgem
Significance
561