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USGS usp000jgw0

28 Mar 2012, 00:40

17 km W of Kishanganj, India

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 28.8 km depth.

Depth28.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km W of Kishanganj, India?

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26.087000, 87.777000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jgw0
Coordinates
26.087, 87.777
Network
us
Significance
399