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USGS usp000bd44

25 Sept 2002, 23:28

6 km NNE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran

A magnitude 5.6 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 6 km NNE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

31.995000, 49.329000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.6

31 km SE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran

M 5.5

103 km SE of Bushehr, Iran

M 5.5

61 km NE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran

M 5.4

115 km SW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran

M 5.4

25 km E of N?r?b?d, Iran

M 5.4

Western Iran

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bd44
Coordinates
31.995, 49.329
Network
us
Significance
482