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USGS us20002kq7

30 May 2015, 21:36

88 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 96.6 km depth.

Depth96.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 88 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.446300, 73.018000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20002kq7
Coordinates
38.4463, 73.018
Network
us
Significance
449