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USGS us10004e8c

13 Jan 2016, 21:37

91 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 13.3 km depth.

Depth13.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 91 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.732700, 73.203200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004e8c
Coordinates
38.7327, 73.2032
Network
us
Significance
385