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USGS us7000incn

8 Nov 2022, 20:27

Nepal

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 11 km depth.

Depth11 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 January 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Nepal?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

29.291700, 81.159300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000incn
Coordinates
29.2917, 81.1593
Network
us
Significance
799