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USGS us6000jrt9

26 Feb 2023, 23:58

Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 May 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region?

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41.820900, 79.839900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jrt9
Coordinates
41.8209, 79.8399
Network
us
Significance
400