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USGS us7000gclu

17 Jan 2022, 11:40

45 km E of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 11.4 km depth.

Depth11.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km E of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan?

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34.928900, 63.620800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000gclu
Coordinates
34.9289, 63.6208
Network
us
Significance
658