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USGS us60006lwg

4 Dec 2019, 08:46

43 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 141.8 km depth.

Depth141.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 February 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 43 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.476900, 70.794100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us60006lwg
Coordinates
36.4769, 70.7941
Network
us
Significance
385