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USGS us6000le8s

9 Oct 2023, 14:30

33 km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan?

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34.620200, 62.053100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000le8s
Coordinates
34.6202, 62.0531
Network
us
Significance
402