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USGS usp0003upc

30 Apr 1989, 09:22

6 km WNW of Chichiriviche, Venezuela

A magnitude 6 ms earthquake at 20.3 km depth.

Depth20.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km WNW of Chichiriviche, Venezuela?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

10.960000, -68.325000

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M 6.27

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M 6.3

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003upc
Coordinates
10.96, -68.325
Network
us
Significance
554