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USGS iscgem898747

11 Jan 1945, 03:03

72 km E of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km E of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran?

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26.516000, 55.603000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem898747
Coordinates
26.516, 55.603
Network
iscgem
Significance
580