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USGS usp000ja68

1 Nov 2011, 00:21

70 km WNW of Xinyuan, China

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 28 km depth.

Depth28 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 70 km WNW of Xinyuan, China?

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43.648000, 82.437000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ja68
Coordinates
43.648, 82.437
Network
us
Significance
492