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USGS usp0009mbv

19 Jan 2000, 07:09

51 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 206.9 km depth.

Depth206.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan?

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36.372000, 70.379000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009mbv
Coordinates
36.372, 70.379
Network
us
Significance
554