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USGS us100044k6

7 Dec 2015, 07:50

104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 7.2 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.210700, 72.779700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100044k6
Coordinates
38.2107, 72.7797
Network
us
Significance
827