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USGS usp000cpst

12 Mar 2004, 22:45

52 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.8 mwb earthquake at 218 km depth.

Depth218 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.397000, 70.774000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cpst
Coordinates
36.397, 70.774
Network
us
Significance
518