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USGS usp0000n7n

1 Apr 1977, 14:36

40 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran

A magnitude 6.2 mb earthquake at 29 km depth.

Depth29 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran?

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27.545000, 56.329000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000n7n
Coordinates
27.545, 56.329
Network
us
Significance
591