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USGS usp000g653

12 May 2008, 07:42

13 km S of Mianyang, China

A magnitude 5.7 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km S of Mianyang, China?

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31.342000, 104.682000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g653
Coordinates
31.342, 104.682
Network
us
Significance
500