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USGS usp000d6gs

16 Oct 2004, 19:13

21 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 65.1 km depth.

Depth65.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km ESE of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.793000, 71.054000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d6gs
Coordinates
36.793, 71.054
Network
us
Significance
385