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USGS usp000axpx

3 Feb 2002, 11:39

4 km WNW of Sultanda??, Turkey

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km WNW of Sultanda??, Turkey?

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38.551000, 31.181000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000axpx
Coordinates
38.551, 31.181
Network
us
Significance
432