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USGS us6000jqxr

23 Feb 2023, 01:35

62 km WSW of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5 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 62 km WSW of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.015700, 73.286700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jqxr
Coordinates
38.0157, 73.2867
Network
us
Significance
385