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USGS usp0000k7t

7 Nov 1976, 04:00

8 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran

A magnitude 6.2 ms earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran?

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33.802000, 59.155000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000k7t
Coordinates
33.802, 59.155
Network
us
Significance
591