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USGS us7000f950

8 Sept 2021, 06:20

66 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5.4 mwr earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.114500, 73.216600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000f950
Coordinates
38.1145, 73.2166
Network
us
Significance
450