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USGS usp000820p

10 May 1997, 08:57

58 km E of Q?’en, Iran

A magnitude 7.3 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 58 km E of Q?’en, Iran?

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33.825000, 59.809000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000820p
Coordinates
33.825, 59.809
Network
us
Significance
820