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USGS usp00020xw

30 Dec 1983, 23:52

55 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 7.4 mw earthquake at 214.5 km depth.

Depth214.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.372000, 70.738000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00020xw
Coordinates
36.372, 70.738
Network
us
Significance
842