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USGS iscgem896777

18 Aug 1949, 14:33

10 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama?

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8.407000, -82.969000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem896777

Coordinates

8.407, -82.969

Network

iscgem

Significance

578