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USGS usp000egfm

7 May 2006, 07:20

13 km E of Zarand, Iran

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 14.1 km depth.

Depth14.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km E of Zarand, Iran?

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30.790000, 56.700000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000egfm
Coordinates
30.79, 56.7
Network
us
Significance
385