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USGS us6000529r

8 Aug 2019, 12:25

9 km ESE of Baklan, Turkey

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 11 km depth.

Depth11 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km ESE of Baklan, Turkey?

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37.935000, 29.700300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000529r
Coordinates
37.935, 29.7003
Network
us
Significance
585