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USGS usp00005ap

16 Feb 1974, 01:53

48 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India

A magnitude 6.1 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India?

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11.446000, 92.357000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00005ap
Coordinates
11.446, 92.357
Network
us
Significance
572