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USGS usp000g681

12 May 2008, 11:23

54 km W of Tianpeng, China

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km W of Tianpeng, China?

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30.966000, 103.365000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g681
Coordinates
30.966, 103.365
Network
us
Significance
392