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USGS iscgem889289

6 Mar 1955, 20:55

104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 124.9 km depth.

Depth124.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.096000, 72.784000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem889289
Coordinates
38.096, 72.784
Network
iscgem
Significance
616