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USGS usp000g01n

26 Feb 2008, 17:50

20 km WNW of Kangding, China

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 24.2 km depth.

Depth24.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km WNW of Kangding, China?

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30.085000, 101.769000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g01n
Coordinates
30.085, 101.769
Network
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Significance
401