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USGS usp000jnxg

12 Jul 2012, 15:00

38 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 198 km depth.

Depth198 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan?

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36.527000, 70.906000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jnxg
Coordinates
36.527, 70.906
Network
us
Significance
588