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USGS usp000gce9

17 Jul 2008, 17:40

49 km WNW of Mianyang, China

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km WNW of Mianyang, China?

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31.643000, 104.197000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gce9
Coordinates
31.643, 104.197
Network
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Significance
400