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USGS usp000jru7

6 Sept 2012, 04:43

44 km N of K?sh, Iran

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km N of K?sh, Iran?

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26.960000, 53.970000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jru7
Coordinates
26.96, 53.97
Network
us
Significance
385