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USGS iscgem899029

8 Aug 1945, 10:53

53 km W of Bamboo Flat, India

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 53 km W of Bamboo Flat, India?

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11.710000, 92.226000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899029
Coordinates
11.71, 92.226
Network
iscgem
Significance
601