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USGS us2000bmcg

12 Nov 2017, 18:18

29 km S of ?alabja, Iraq

A magnitude 7.3 mww earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km S of ?alabja, Iraq?

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34.910900, 45.959200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bmcg
Coordinates
34.9109, 45.9592
Network
us
Significance
2790