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USGS usp000e12j

8 Oct 2005, 05:01

20 km E of Battagram, Pakistan

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km E of Battagram, Pakistan?

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34.712000, 73.239000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e12j
Coordinates
34.712, 73.239
Network
us
Significance
482