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USGS iscgem795586

14 May 1970, 19:12

5 km ENE of Uchkent, Russia

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 12.2 km depth.

Depth12.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km ENE of Uchkent, Russia?

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43.137000, 47.141000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem795586

Coordinates

43.137, 47.141

Network

iscgem

Significance

691