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USGS usp000dy4n

27 Aug 2005, 06:05

56 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 215 km depth.

Depth215 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.365000, 70.746000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dy4n
Coordinates
36.365, 70.746
Network
us
Significance
385