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USGS usp000gggx

6 Sept 2008, 06:47

42 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 191.5 km depth.

Depth191.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.487000, 70.934000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gggx
Coordinates
36.487, 70.934
Network
us
Significance
518