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USGS usp0009nbv

12 Feb 2000, 00:04

Xizang-Qinghai border region

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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33.997000, 90.847000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009nbv
Coordinates
33.997, 90.847
Network
us
Significance
400