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USGS usp000dxfn

16 Aug 2005, 17:51

44 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 202.7 km depth.

Depth202.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.466000, 70.900000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dxfn
Coordinates
36.466, 70.9
Network
us
Significance
432