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USGS iscgem899328

9 Mar 1944, 23:03

91 km E of Xinyuan, China

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 91 km E of Xinyuan, China?

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43.275000, 84.357000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899328
Coordinates
43.275, 84.357
Network
iscgem
Significance
720