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USGS usb000syze

22 Nov 2014, 13:45

38 km SW of Balkh, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 21.6 km depth.

Depth21.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km SW of Balkh, Afghanistan?

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36.522500, 66.582400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000syze
Coordinates
36.5225, 66.5824
Network
us
Significance
449