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USGS us7000h0wh

9 Apr 2022, 15:02

9 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 June 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey?

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38.115500, 38.661700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000h0wh
Coordinates
38.1155, 38.6617
Network
us
Significance
439