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USGS usp000gs2v

3 Jan 2009, 20:23

50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.6 mwc earthquake at 204.8 km depth.

Depth204.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.419000, 70.743000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gs2v
Coordinates
36.419, 70.743
Network
us
Significance
765