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USGS usp000ar7f

19 Oct 2001, 08:04

122 km W of Chauk, Myanmar

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 39.6 km depth.

Depth39.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 122 km W of Chauk, Myanmar?

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21.068000, 93.655000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ar7f
Coordinates
21.068, 93.655
Network
us
Significance
385