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USGS usp000c8sz

27 Sept 2003, 12:33

29 km S of Aktash, Russia

A magnitude 7.3 mwb earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km S of Aktash, Russia?

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50.038000, 87.813000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c8sz
Coordinates
50.038, 87.813
Network
us
Significance
820