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USGS usp000hkv7

17 Sept 2010, 20:21

47 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.3 mwb earthquake at 220.1 km depth.

Depth220.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.443000, 70.774000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hkv7
Coordinates
36.443, 70.774
Network
us
Significance
907