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USGS iscgemsup16957950

13 Apr 1907, 17:57

42 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.8 mB earthquake at 225 km depth.

Depth225 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated5 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.481000, 70.871000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.75

78 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan

M 6.71

51 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan

M 6.7

53 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

M 6.9

77 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan

M 6.6

29 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan

M 7

74 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16957950
Coordinates
36.481, 70.871
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
711