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USGS us1000g4v6

7 Aug 2018, 16:53

3 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 146.4 km depth.

Depth146.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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6.781400, -72.995200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000g4v6
Coordinates
6.7814, -72.9952
Network
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Significance
490