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USGS us6000ky4d

5 Aug 2023, 17:01

47 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 209 km depth.

Depth209 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 October 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.450400, 70.722700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ky4d
Coordinates
36.4504, 70.7227
Network
us
Significance
531