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USGS usc000twp2

9 Mar 2015, 02:48

167 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 11 km depth.

Depth11 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 167 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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6.530800, -82.654100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000twp2
Coordinates
6.5308, -82.6541
Network
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Significance
518