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USGS usp000jyj1

18 Jan 2013, 12:42

225 km E of Qamdo, China

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 225 km E of Qamdo, China?

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31.056000, 99.546000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jyj1
Coordinates
31.056, 99.546
Network
us
Significance
449