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USGS usp000gdxh

5 Aug 2008, 22:59

182 km N of Nagqu, China

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 182 km N of Nagqu, China?

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33.118000, 91.969000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gdxh
Coordinates
33.118, 91.969
Network
us
Significance
385