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USGS usp000h5j5

31 Dec 2009, 09:57

4 km WSW of Trashigang, Bhutan

A magnitude 5.5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km WSW of Trashigang, Bhutan?

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27.319000, 91.510000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h5j5
Coordinates
27.319, 91.51
Network
us
Significance
472