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USGS usp000d5z5

7 Oct 2004, 22:46

31 km N of Gorg?n, Iran

A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 34.6 km depth.

Depth34.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km N of Gorg?n, Iran?

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37.125000, 54.477000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d5z5
Coordinates
37.125, 54.477
Network
us
Significance
482