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USGS usp000cakb

17 Oct 2003, 06:30

13 km S of Aktash, Russia

A magnitude 5.2 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 13 km S of Aktash, Russia?

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50.175000, 87.749000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cakb
Coordinates
50.175, 87.749
Network
us
Significance
416