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USGS usp000jnt4

9 Jul 2012, 14:55

85 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 55.8 km depth.

Depth55.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey?

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35.604000, 28.919000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jnt4
Coordinates
35.604, 28.919
Network
us
Significance
547