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USGS us10008nzz

3 May 2017, 21:03

29 km N of Karakenja, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 July 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km N of Karakenja, Tajikistan?

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39.501900, 71.502000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008nzz
Coordinates
39.5019, 71.502
Network
us
Significance
400