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USGS us1000ay2z

28 Oct 2017, 18:45

75 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 101.5 km depth.

Depth101.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.199100, 70.661800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000ay2z
Coordinates
36.1991, 70.6618
Network
us
Significance
448