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USGS us7000emzy

17 Jul 2021, 21:56

135 km S of Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 4.1 km depth.

Depth4.1 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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6.825800, -82.677400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000emzy
Coordinates
6.8258, -82.6774
Network
us
Significance
635