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USGS usp000gd09

23 Jul 2008, 20:54

45 km NW of Guangyuan, China

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 4 km depth.

Depth4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km NW of Guangyuan, China?

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32.752000, 105.498000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gd09
Coordinates
32.752, 105.498
Network
us
Significance
478