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USGS us6000nnfd

29 Aug 2024, 06:56

31 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 221.7 km depth.

Depth221.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 November 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan?

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36.520900, 71.250700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nnfd
Coordinates
36.5209, 71.2507
Network
us
Significance
418