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USGS usp000axzj

7 Feb 2002, 18:43

northern Qinghai, China

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 17.9 km depth.

Depth17.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Qinghai, China?

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37.926000, 92.150000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000axzj
Coordinates
37.926, 92.15
Network
us
Significance
385