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USGS usp000dvrq

23 Jul 2005, 15:40

54 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 209.1 km depth.

Depth209.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.387000, 70.718000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dvrq
Coordinates
36.387, 70.718
Network
us
Significance
467