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USGS usp000724g

19 Aug 1995, 22:43

7 km WSW of Neira, Colombia

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 119.6 km depth.

Depth119.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km WSW of Neira, Colombia?

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5.139000, -75.577000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000724g
Coordinates
5.139, -75.577
Network
us
Significance
670