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USGS us7000jl3s

18 Mar 2023, 17:12

14 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador

A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 68 km depth.

Depth68 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 14 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador?

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-2.783400, -79.851800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jl3s
Coordinates
-2.7834, -79.8518
Network
us
Significance
1213