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USGS iscgemsup888773

10 Oct 1956, 15:31

6 km SE of Jahāngīrpur, India

A magnitude 6.7 mh earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 April 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SE of Jahāngīrpur, India?

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28.138000, 77.754000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup888773
Coordinates
28.138, 77.754
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
691