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USGS us6000jngk

12 Feb 2023, 16:29

8 km E of Hekimhan, Turkey

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km E of Hekimhan, Turkey?

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38.824000, 38.031000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jngk
Coordinates
38.824, 38.031
Network
us
Significance
386