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USGS usp000gwx8

7 May 2009, 23:44

Near the coast of southeastern Iran

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 38.6 km depth.

Depth38.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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25.448000, 57.027000

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Event ID
usp000gwx8
Coordinates
25.448, 57.027
Network
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Significance
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