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USGS usc000sybi

18 Nov 2014, 00:37

87 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 138.2 km depth.

Depth138.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 February 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 87 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.191900, 72.969500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000sybi
Coordinates
38.1919, 72.9695
Network
us
Significance
385