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USGS us10006rpi

22 Sept 2016, 17:47

219 km W of Kangding, China

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 219 km W of Kangding, China?

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30.181900, 99.690800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006rpi
Coordinates
30.1819, 99.6908
Network
us
Significance
416