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USGS usp000hm8k

27 Sept 2010, 12:22

2 km NNE of K?zer?n, Iran

A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km NNE of K?zer?n, Iran?

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29.637000, 51.666000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hm8k
Coordinates
29.637, 51.666
Network
us
Significance
546