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USGS usb000jdmv

30 Aug 2013, 06:27

8 km NNE of Ürümqi, China

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 16.4 km depth.

Depth16.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km NNE of Ürümqi, China?

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43.878000, 87.632800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000jdmv
Coordinates
43.878, 87.6328
Network
us
Significance
403