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USGS usb000je5n

31 Aug 2013, 01:04

58 km NW of Shangri-La, China

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 58 km NW of Shangri-La, China?

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28.242500, 99.350200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000je5n
Coordinates
28.2425, 99.3502
Network
us
Significance
650