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USGS iscgem905038

18 Jul 1934, 05:00

8 km SSW of Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km SSW of Burica, Panama?

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7.961000, -82.886000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem905038

Coordinates

7.961, -82.886

Network

iscgem

Significance

674