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USGS us600056nv

18 Aug 2019, 10:28

13 km NNE of La Troncal, Ecuador

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 84.7 km depth.

Depth84.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km NNE of La Troncal, Ecuador?

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-2.323700, -79.276900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us600056nv
Coordinates
-2.3237, -79.2769
Network
us
Significance
399