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USGS usp0009s9j

3 May 2000, 10:01

28 km ENE of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran

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

Published location

Where is 28 km ENE of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran?

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29.662000, 50.797000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009s9j
Coordinates
29.662, 50.797
Network
us
Significance
400