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USGS usp000gwbp

19 Apr 2009, 05:08

119 km S of Kyzyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 39 km depth.

Depth39 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km S of Kyzyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan?

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41.277000, 78.203000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwbp
Coordinates
41.277, 78.203
Network
us
Significance
455