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USGS usp000221d

16 Feb 1984, 17:18

48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 207.6 km depth.

Depth207.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.431000, 70.826000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000221d
Coordinates
36.431, 70.826
Network
us
Significance
630