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USGS iscgem846868

27 Jun 1966, 11:41

28 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 29.1 km depth.

Depth29.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 28 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal?

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29.498000, 80.835000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem846868
Coordinates
29.498, 80.835
Network
iscgem
Significance
554