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USGS usp000e20e

17 Oct 2005, 10:46

14 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey

A magnitude 5.8 mwb earthquake at 10.4 km depth.

Depth10.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 14 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey?

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38.200000, 26.500000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e20e
Coordinates
38.2, 26.5
Network
us
Significance
532