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USGS us1000du0d

28 Apr 2018, 16:14

52 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 88.4 km depth.

Depth88.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan?

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36.312500, 71.171500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000du0d
Coordinates
36.3125, 71.1715
Network
us
Significance
436