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USGS us100078bp

15 Nov 2016, 16:02

37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 191 km depth.

Depth191 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.524200, 70.842100

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10 km SSE of Qar?wul, Afghanistan

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51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

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15 km N of Im?m ???ib, Afghanistan

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27 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100078bp
Coordinates
36.5242, 70.8421
Network
us
Significance
462