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USGS us20005g43

7 Apr 2016, 13:22

31 km W of Güiria, Venezuela

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 86.2 km depth.

Depth86.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km W of Güiria, Venezuela?

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10.541800, -62.587600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005g43
Coordinates
10.5418, -62.5876
Network
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Significance
428