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USGS us1000hwdw

25 Nov 2018, 16:37

15 km SW of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 October 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km SW of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran?

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34.360900, 45.744300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hwdw
Coordinates
34.3609, 45.7443
Network
us
Significance
749