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USGS usp000453m

5 Feb 1990, 05:16

42 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 109.9 km depth.

Depth109.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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37.047000, 71.250000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000453m
Coordinates
37.047, 71.25
Network
us
Significance
611