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USGS us1000etk8

17 Jun 2018, 04:12

265 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 265 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China?

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38.856800, 94.923900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000etk8
Coordinates
38.8568, 94.9239
Network
us
Significance
385