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USGS usp0006c06

3 May 1994, 17:36

46 km E of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 36 km depth.

Depth36 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km E of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago?

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10.241000, -60.758000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006c06
Coordinates
10.241, -60.758
Network
us
Significance
591