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USGS usc000t4iq

8 Dec 2014, 08:54

22 km ESE of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6.6 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km ESE of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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7.940100, -82.686500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000t4iq
Coordinates
7.9401, -82.6865
Network
us
Significance
709