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USGS usp0002hap

2 Aug 1985, 08:46

76 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 120.1 km depth.

Depth120.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.174000, 70.780000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp0002hap

Coordinates

36.174, 70.78

Network

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Significance

630