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USGS us1000cdgu

31 Jan 2018, 23:13

32 km E of Palora, Ecuador

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 20.5 km depth.

Depth20.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 July 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 32 km E of Palora, Ecuador?

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-1.744100, -77.672000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000cdgu
Coordinates
-1.7441, -77.672
Network
us
Significance
426