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USGS us6000bbdp

9 Aug 2020, 10:16

36 km SW of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 October 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 36 km SW of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran?

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34.225700, 45.591800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000bbdp
Coordinates
34.2257, 45.5918
Network
us
Significance
385