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USGS us2000a65e

9 Aug 2017, 00:27

102 km NNW of Xinyuan, China

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 102 km NNW of Xinyuan, China?

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44.302300, 82.831700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000a65e
Coordinates
44.3023, 82.8317
Network
us
Significance
639