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USGS iscgemsup16958190

22 May 1912, 23:08

58 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.3 ms earthquake at 205 km depth.

Depth205 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated12 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 58 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.360000, 70.653000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgemsup16958190

Coordinates

36.36, 70.653

Network

iscgemsup

Significance

601