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USGS us6000jqxg

23 Feb 2023, 00:55

79 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 79 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.134900, 73.065700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jqxg
Coordinates
38.1349, 73.0657
Network
us
Significance
400