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USGS usp0009kd6

28 Dec 1999, 12:46

269 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6.2 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 269 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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5.609000, -82.645000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009kd6
Coordinates
5.609, -82.645
Network
us
Significance
591