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USGS usp000a64e

15 Dec 2000, 16:44

2 km WNW of Sultanda??, Turkey

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km WNW of Sultanda??, Turkey?

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38.541000, 31.207000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a64e
Coordinates
38.541, 31.207
Network
us
Significance
385