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USGS us6000lfn5

15 Oct 2023, 04:36

34 km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 34 km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan?

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34.652900, 62.124400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lfn5
Coordinates
34.6529, 62.1244
Network
us
Significance
1034