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USGS us20005k37

20 Apr 2016, 09:33

21 km W of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km W of Muisne, Ecuador?

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0.639000, -80.210400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005k37
Coordinates
0.639, -80.2104
Network
us
Significance
597