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USGS usp000c5gh

21 Aug 2003, 05:02

96 km SSW of No?rat?b?d, Iran

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 20.2 km depth.

Depth20.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 96 km SSW of No?rat?b?d, Iran?

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29.053000, 59.773000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c5gh
Coordinates
29.053, 59.773
Network
us
Significance
536