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USGS usp000a2rf

30 Oct 2000, 23:23

141 km N of Nagqu, China

A magnitude 5.2 mb 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 141 km N of Nagqu, China?

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32.742000, 92.237000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a2rf
Coordinates
32.742, 92.237
Network
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Significance
416