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USGS us10008igs

18 Apr 2017, 00:04

36 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 194.4 km depth.

Depth194.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 36 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.540500, 70.861900

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us10008igs

Coordinates

36.5405, 70.8619

Network

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Significance

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