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USGS us7000g9nb

6 Jan 2022, 16:25

near the coast of Nicaragua

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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11.936700, -87.137100

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16 km WNW of Masachapa, Nicaragua

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45 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama

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2 km S of Finca Blanco, Panama

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000g9nb
Coordinates
11.9367, -87.1371
Network
us
Significance
597