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USGS usp0008csd

17 Dec 1997, 05:51

53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 207 km depth.

Depth207 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.387000, 70.773000

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42 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan

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2 km WSW of Lachi, Pakistan

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0008csd
Coordinates
36.387, 70.773
Network
us
Significance
611