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USGS usp000b6pk

22 Jun 2002, 03:58

59 km SSW of Abhar, Iran

A magnitude 6.5 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 59 km SSW of Abhar, Iran?

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35.626000, 49.047000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b6pk
Coordinates
35.626, 49.047
Network
us
Significance
650