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USGS usc000t4ld

8 Dec 2014, 18:44

21 km E of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 42.5 km depth.

Depth42.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km E of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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8.033900, -82.669700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000t4ld
Coordinates
8.0339, -82.6697
Network
us
Significance
435