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USGS usp000e2c4

21 Oct 2005, 00:32

62 km S of F?rs?n, Iran

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 43.6 km depth.

Depth43.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km S of F?rs?n, Iran?

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31.693000, 50.485000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e2c4
Coordinates
31.693, 50.485
Network
us
Significance
385