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USGS usp0009p1a

27 Feb 2000, 16:10

12 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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7.917000, -82.873000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009p1a
Coordinates
7.917, -82.873
Network
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Significance
449