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USGS usc000ey8j

30 Jan 2013, 09:27

294 km ENE of Nagqu, China

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 21.5 km depth.

Depth21.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 294 km ENE of Nagqu, China?

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32.921000, 94.680000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000ey8j
Coordinates
32.921, 94.68
Network
us
Significance
416