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USGS iscgem895756

26 Aug 1950, 07:33

7 km NE of Mor?nha, India

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km NE of Mor?nha, India?

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27.233000, 94.965000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem895756
Coordinates
27.233, 94.965
Network
iscgem
Significance
589