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USGS usp0004y1r

19 Oct 1991, 22:23

32 km E of Uttark?shi, India

A magnitude 6.8 mwb earthquake at 10.3 km depth.

Depth10.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 32 km E of Uttark?shi, India?

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30.780000, 78.774000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004y1r
Coordinates
30.78, 78.774
Network
us
Significance
711