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USGS us2000cjg0

14 Jan 2018, 09:19

46 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 199.5 km depth.

Depth199.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.452500, 70.731300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000cjg0
Coordinates
36.4525, 70.7313
Network
us
Significance
436