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USGS us2000c3mi

12 Dec 2017, 21:41

63 km NNE of Kerman, Iran

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 63 km NNE of Kerman, Iran?

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30.827500, 57.298200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000c3mi
Coordinates
30.8275, 57.2982
Network
us
Significance
565