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USGS us70006vmc

7 Jan 2020, 08:29

14 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 March 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 14 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico?

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17.868500, -66.702900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006vmc
Coordinates
17.8685, -66.7029
Network
us
Significance
385