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USGS usp000d8nw

17 Nov 2004, 20:58

29 km E of Karakenja, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 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 E of Karakenja, Tajikistan?

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39.189000, 71.857000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d8nw
Coordinates
39.189, 71.857
Network
us
Significance
518