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USGS usp000bc9t

15 Sept 2002, 09:39

21 km ENE of Chaihe, China

A magnitude 6.4 mwc earthquake at 586.3 km depth.

Depth586.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km ENE of Chaihe, China?

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44.833000, 129.923000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.3

13 km NNW of Zarubino, Russia

M 6.6

5 km SE of Namyang, North Korea

M 6.2

6 km E of Knevichi, Russia

M 6.1

35 km WNW of Dongning, China

M 6.1

8 km NW of Bol’shoy Kamen’, Russia

M 6.8

40 km ESE of Chaihe, China

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bc9t
Coordinates
44.833, 129.923
Network
us
Significance
630