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USGS us700063mc

5 Nov 2019, 20:52

23 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 209.9 km depth.

Depth209.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km E of Farkh?r, Afghanistan?

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36.550300, 70.114900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us700063mc
Coordinates
36.5503, 70.1149
Network
us
Significance
400