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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem897507
USGS iscgem897507

19 Aug 1948, 20:59

south of Panama

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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5.273000, -82.649000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897507
Coordinates
5.273, -82.649
Network
iscgem
Significance
556