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USGS usp00007j0

11 Aug 1974, 02:13

134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan

A magnitude 7.3 ms earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan?

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39.457000, 73.830000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00007j0
Coordinates
39.457, 73.83
Network
us
Significance
820