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USGS usp000gm1j

26 Oct 2008, 01:28

43 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 210 km depth.

Depth210 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 43 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.490000, 70.683000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gm1j
Coordinates
36.49, 70.683
Network
us
Significance
500