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USGS us6000h58x

16 Mar 2022, 23:15

59 km NNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km NNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran?

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27.021900, 54.584300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000h58x
Coordinates
27.0219, 54.5843
Network
us
Significance
700