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USGS usc000jwi4

17 Sept 2013, 21:40

17 km S of Varto, Turkey

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 5.3 km depth.

Depth5.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km S of Varto, Turkey?

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39.023400, 41.492400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000jwi4
Coordinates
39.0234, 41.4924
Network
us
Significance
385