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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0003rja
USGS usp0003rja

4 Feb 1989, 19:24

south of Panama

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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5.862000, -82.697000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003rja
Coordinates
5.862, -82.697
Network
us
Significance
611