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USGS us6000ivq1

22 Oct 2022, 06:17

43 km SSE of Kangding, China

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 19.3 km depth.

Depth19.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 January 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 43 km SSE of Kangding, China?

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29.624600, 102.085600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ivq1
Coordinates
29.6246, 102.0856
Network
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Significance
433