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USGS us100040dr

22 Nov 2015, 20:38

16 km W of Ejido, Venezuela

A magnitude 5.1 mwr earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km W of Ejido, Venezuela?

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8.521700, -71.386900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100040dr
Coordinates
8.5217, -71.3869
Network
us
Significance
410