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USGS usp000ak2x

24 Jul 2001, 12:40

45 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 178 km depth.

Depth178 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km NNW of Khand?d, Afghanistan?

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37.307000, 72.074000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000ak2x

Coordinates

37.307, 72.074

Network

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Significance

400