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USGS us2000i4he

31 Oct 2018, 08:29

12 km SSW of Xichang, China

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 24.3 km depth.

Depth24.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km SSW of Xichang, China?

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27.793300, 102.219600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000i4he
Coordinates
27.7933, 102.2196
Network
us
Significance
401