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USGS usp0003xmz

24 Jul 1989, 04:27

74 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 95.1 km depth.

Depth95.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan?

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36.085000, 71.069000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003xmz
Coordinates
36.085, 71.069
Network
us
Significance
554