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USGS usp0006sea

5 Feb 1995, 20:37

137 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 11.7 km depth.

Depth11.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 137 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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6.809000, -82.666000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006sea
Coordinates
6.809, -82.666
Network
us
Significance
554