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USGS usp000gk5g

13 Oct 2008, 10:25

118 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 118 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan?

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39.514000, 73.646000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gk5g
Coordinates
39.514, 73.646
Network
us
Significance
385