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USGS usp000jpxn

5 Aug 2012, 21:37

3 km NW of Gülyaz?, Turkey

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 17.5 km depth.

Depth17.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km NW of Gülyaz?, Turkey?

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37.421000, 42.965000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jpxn
Coordinates
37.421, 42.965
Network
us
Significance
385