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USGS usp0009px2

19 Mar 2000, 12:23

40 km W of Nuquí, Colombia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 37.2 km depth.

Depth37.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km W of Nuquí, Colombia?

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5.650000, -77.631000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009px2
Coordinates
5.65, -77.631
Network
us
Significance
432