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USGS usp000jq63

11 Aug 2012, 16:43

29 km W of Ahar, Iran

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 9.7 km depth.

Depth9.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km W of Ahar, Iran?

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38.436000, 46.735000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jq63
Coordinates
38.436, 46.735
Network
us
Significance
385